TANZANIAN SPINEL: Racing for the Red.(Gem Profile)

From: Modern Jeweler | Date: February 1, 2008 | Copyright information

TANZANIAN SPINEL: Racing for the Red

BY DAVID FEDERMAN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Last September was far from the first time in this still young century that the gemological grapevine rustled with rumors about new finds of spinel in Africa and Asia. But this time, miners reacted to the rumors rather than merely repeating them. This time, they started what may eventually become the biggest spinel rush in history.

In the past, when important spinel deposits were found, the news invariably was overshadowed by hysteria about new ruby and sapphire mines. In 1990, when spinel was ...

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