This natural Spinel rough weighs 4.637 ct and measures approximately 9.8 × 7.5 × 6.0 mm. The specimen displays a deep purplish-red body colour with warmer reddish areas visible where the material transmits more light.
The rough is translucent and retains a strongly natural, irregular crystal surface. Rounded growth forms, shallow depressions, surface-reaching irregularities and uneven contours are visible across the specimen. Several areas show stronger colour concentration, while thinner or more open sections reveal brighter red to reddish-purple tones under transmitted light.
Natural internal features are clearly present, including darker included areas and localized structural irregularities. A distinct dark inclusion or cavity is visible near one surface, together with additional smaller natural features. These characteristics will need to be considered carefully during orientation and preforming.
The 4.637 ct starting weight provides useful material for faceting, but this is not clean transparent rough. Its value lies in the strong purplish-red colour and the possibility of recovering a smaller faceted stone with attractive colour if the cutter can work around the more heavily included and irregular areas.
The rough shape offers several possible cutting orientations, although the natural surface depressions and internal inclusions will reduce usable yield. Careful planning will be required to balance colour retention, depth and removal of weaker or less suitable areas.
Spinel has a hardness of 8 on the Mohs scale and no cleavage, making successfully cut material durable for jewellery use.
This specimen is unheated and untreated, preserving its natural deep purplish-red colour, inclusions and original rough structure. With its strong colour, compact proportions and substantial starting weight, it offers interesting potential for an experienced cutter prepared to prioritise colour and character over maximum yield.
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