This natural Spinel rough weighs 0.968 ct and measures approximately 6.9 × 6.2 × 2.9 mm. The specimen displays a very light peachy pink to soft salmon-pink colour, with subtle variation in tone across the rough.
The material is translucent to locally semi-transparent, allowing a noticeable amount of light to pass through while retaining some natural internal haze and structural features. Fine inclusions, small internal veils and minor darker pinpoint features are visible, together with subtle natural surface irregularities.
The rough has a relatively broad face-up area in relation to its 2.9 mm depth. This gives the cutter useful surface spread, but the limited depth will need to be considered carefully when selecting the final design. A shallower faceting approach may offer the best opportunity to preserve both colour and usable yield.
The overall shape is irregular but reasonably compact, with several smoother natural surfaces and gentle rounded contours. Careful orientation should focus on maintaining the most even pink colour while working around the visible internal features and preserving as much depth as possible.
This Spinel is unheated and untreated, retaining its natural pale pink colour and original rough structure. With its delicate peachy-pink tone, light-transmitting character and compact proportions, it offers attractive potential for a small individual faceted gemstone, with final yield and shape dependent on orientation and cutting strategy.
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