Meaning & use
Spinelle
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An archaic spelling of 'spinel,' a hard crystalline mineral prized as a gemstone, often occurring in red or pink varieties.
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The crown was set with rubies and a large spinelle that early gemologists mistook for a ruby.
Historic jewelry inventories sometimes list a spinelle among the precious stones.
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Historically confused with ruby, spinel gems were often called 'balas rubies'; the famous Black Prince's Ruby is actually a large red spinel.
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