Black Spinel 15mm Pinwheel - 8 Inch 5pf7072026 It is thought to absorb

It is thought to absorb negative energy and dissipate it before it can be spread to others

Its origins are still a mystery with some saying it was from a meteorite impact on earth and others believing it was an asteroid burning up in the atmosphere

consisting of opaque rust-red glass with tiny flecks of glittering copper suspended within it

where the stones are thought to have been originally found

White Howlite is named for Canadian mineralogist Henry How

Black Spinel 15mm Pinwheel - 8 Inch 5pf7072026 It is thought to absorbSpinel is a hard vitreous magnesium aluminum oxide, and comes in a range of other colors, but those varieties are transparent. Black Spinel not only has the dark color, but it is opaque as well, rendering its black especially deep and mysterious. Sometimes called the "Black Prince's Ruby" for its role in the English crown. It has been mistaken for ruby and sapphire at times, but can be distinguished by its structure and its lower relative hardness.