You may have heard of diamond qubits, but diamonds aren't the only gemstones that can be used to store quantum information. A new study reveals that spinel, a vibrant and rare gem, can also be used as ...

A rare deep-pink spinel gem that once formed part of the famous Hope collection is to be sold at auction for at least £200,000 later this month. The Hope Spinel, which weighs in at 50.13 carats, was a ...

In 2016, jeweler Olivia Young of Ouroboros sold a red spinel ring for £6,000 ($7,700). Last year, the client’s insurance company paid out £30,000 ($38,400) to replace it. Experts say that this ...

When Philippe Belley came to the University of British Columbia to study how gemstones form, he didn’t think he would need to learn how to protect himself from polar bears. But when some of those ...

Researchers from the University of British Columbia published the first scientific study of cobalt-blue spinel in Canada, a mineral that produces fine gemstones that range from red and pink to violet ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Private jeweller Lauren Adriana has used spinels in her designs since launching her business a decade ago, but ...

Red is the colour of danger and allure, of mischief and passion. On the catwalk, it is the colour of the season, and in jewellery circles its burning intensity is inspiring adoration. The fiery red of ...

Dark Red Square Shiny Spinel is a rare dark red-colored gem that can primarily be found when mining gem rocks in The Promenade and The Grove with a pickaxe. Shiny Spinel is a rarer variant of the ...

This story may make you go from green to red. If you were born in the month of August, you are most likely a Leo or (for those born after August 23), a Virgo. You have also been long accustomed to ...