This pretty Spinel is a light, but well saturated pink, the color of cotton candy!
 
I cut this stone in my favorite round design of my own creation, "Stormlight."
 
This bright Spinel a small inclusion near the girdle that is hard to see without magnification.
 
Spinel has a history of being mistaken for Sapphires and Rubies. We now know that Spinel sits at an 8 on the Mohs scale, just behind Sapphire, but its fire is just as impressive. In recent years it has attracted more attention as an alternative to Sapphires and Rubies, for both price and appearance.