Stones
Every stone on this page is a real, one-of-one gem sitting in our parcel tray right now — photographed by us, priced in plain sight. When one is spoken for, it comes off the page. To hold a stone or ask anything about it, use the inquiry form and mention its code; we reply within 24 hours with more photos or video on request.
Pink Milky Sapphire — 3.50 ct Cushion
| Code | LYG-SPH-001 |
| Weight | 3.50 ct |
| Dimensions | 8.68 × 7.86 × 5.46 mm |
| Cut | Cushion |
| Colour | Pink, milky / opalescent — a soft glowing pink rather than a window-clear stone |
| Treatment | None — unheated, as found |
| Origin | Luc Yen, Vietnam |
| Lab report | Not yet — testing can be arranged before purchase |
| Price | $900 USD |
Milky (opalescent) sapphire is prized for exactly what it is not: it is not glassy, it glows. The silk that softens this stone is natural and untreated — the same material that, in denser form, creates star sapphires. Face-up it behaves like pink velvet in daylight.
Pinkish Red Spinel — 0.87 ct Emerald
| Code | LYG-SPL-001 |
| Weight | 0.87 ct |
| Dimensions | 7.26 x 4.28 x 2.72 mm |
| Cut | Emerald cut, faceted |
| Colour | vivid pinkish red (raspberry) in daylight |
| Clarity | clean to the eye — no inclusions visible without magnification |
| Treatment | None — no treatment, no heat, no oil. Spinel is very rarely treated. Independent lab report available on request before shipping. |
| Origin | Luc Yen, Yen Bai, Vietnam |
| Hardness | 8 on the Mohs scale |
| Lab report | Not yet — independent testing can be arranged before shipping |
| Price | $300 USD |
A raspberry red spinel in an emerald cut — an unusual choice for this material. The long open table shows the colour straight through the stone instead of breaking it up into sparkle.
Blue Spinel — 0.73 ct Marquise
| Code | LYG-SPL-002 |
| Weight | 0.73 ct |
| Dimensions | 8.78 x 4.13 x 2.73 mm |
| Cut | Marquise, faceted |
| Colour | blue |
| Clarity | clean to the eye |
| Treatment | None — no treatment, no heat, no oil. Independent lab report available on request before shipping. |
| Origin | Luc Yen, Yen Bai, Vietnam |
| Hardness | 8 on the Mohs scale |
| Lab report | Not yet — independent testing can be arranged before shipping |
| Price | $295 USD |
A marquise cut nearly nine millimetres long. On the finger this reads much larger than its weight — marquise is the shape jewellers reach for when they want presence without paying for carats.
Pinkish Red Spinel — 0.75 ct Cushion
| Code | LYG-SPL-003 |
| Weight | 0.75 ct |
| Dimensions | 5.76 x 4.64 x 3.41 mm |
| Cut | Cushion, faceted |
| Colour | vivid pinkish red |
| Clarity | clean to the eye |
| Treatment | None — no treatment, no heat, no oil. Independent lab report available on request before shipping. |
| Origin | Luc Yen, Yen Bai, Vietnam |
| Hardness | 8 on the Mohs scale |
| Lab report | Not yet — independent testing can be arranged before shipping |
| Price | $275 USD |
Small and completely saturated. This cushion carries more colour per millimetre than stones twice its size — the cut is deep enough to hold the red rather than let it wash out.
Matched Pair Blue Spinel 0.73ct Total
| Code | LYG-SPL-004 |
| Dimensions | stone 1 — 4.32 x 3.10 mm · stone 2 — 4.04 x 2.88 mm |
| Cut | Round brilliant, faceted |
| Colour | blue |
| Clarity | clean to the eye |
| Treatment | None — no treatment, no heat, no oil. Independent lab report available on request before shipping. |
| Origin | Luc Yen, Yen Bai, Vietnam |
| Hardness | 8 on the Mohs scale |
| Lab report | Not yet — independent testing can be arranged before shipping |
| Price | $260 USD |
A matched pair — same colour, same cut, cut to sit together. Matching two stones by eye is the slowest part of this trade, and it is why a pair costs more than two singles of the same weight.
Blue Spinel — 0.89 ct Pear
| Code | LYG-SPL-005 |
| Weight | 0.89 ct |
| Dimensions | 7.78 x 5.00 x 3.30 mm |
| Cut | Pear, faceted |
| Colour | blue |
| Clarity | clean to the eye |
| Treatment | None — no treatment, no heat, no oil. Independent lab report available on request before shipping. |
| Origin | Luc Yen, Yen Bai, Vietnam |
| Hardness | 8 on the Mohs scale |
| Lab report | Not yet — independent testing can be arranged before shipping |
| Price | $215 USD |
The largest blue in this group and cut as a pear — the shape that hangs best. Nearly eight millimetres long, which is a lot of stone for the weight.
Blue Spinel — 0.83 ct Round
| Code | LYG-SPL-006 |
| Weight | 0.83 ct |
| Dimensions | 5.23 mm diameter x 3.90 mm depth |
| Cut | Round brilliant, faceted |
| Colour | blue |
| Clarity | clean to the eye |
| Treatment | None — no treatment, no heat, no oil. Independent lab report available on request before shipping. |
| Origin | Luc Yen, Yen Bai, Vietnam |
| Hardness | 8 on the Mohs scale |
| Lab report | Not yet — independent testing can be arranged before shipping |
| Price | $215 USD |
A round brilliant, cut deep — 3.9 mm from table to point, which is why it holds 0.83 carat in a 5.23 mm stone. Depth like that keeps the colour from washing out under bright light.
Pale Blue Spinel — 0.64 ct Cushion
| Code | LYG-SPL-007 |
| Weight | 0.64 ct |
| Dimensions | 5.40 x 4.78 x 3.06 mm |
| Cut | Cushion, faceted |
| Colour | pale blue |
| Clarity | clean to the eye |
| Treatment | None — no treatment, no heat, no oil. Independent lab report available on request before shipping. |
| Origin | Luc Yen, Yen Bai, Vietnam |
| Hardness | 8 on the Mohs scale |
| Lab report | Not yet — independent testing can be arranged before shipping |
| Price | $180 USD |
A soft, pale blue — the quiet end of the spinel range. Easier to wear every day than a saturated stone, and it sits beautifully against both white metal and yellow gold.
Pale Blue Spinel — 0.60 ct Pear
| Code | LYG-SPL-008 |
| Weight | 0.60 ct |
| Dimensions | 7.13 x 3.98 x 2.78 mm |
| Cut | Pear, faceted |
| Colour | pale blue |
| Clarity | clean to the eye |
| Treatment | None — no treatment, no heat, no oil. Independent lab report available on request before shipping. |
| Origin | Luc Yen, Yen Bai, Vietnam |
| Hardness | 8 on the Mohs scale |
| Lab report | Not yet — independent testing can be arranged before shipping |
| Price | $165 USD |
A long, narrow pear — over seven millimetres of stone for six tenths of a carat. The elongated shape is what you want for a drop pendant.
Blue Spinel — 0.49 ct Pear
| Code | LYG-SPL-009 |
| Weight | 0.49 ct |
| Dimensions | 6.34 x 4.18 x 2.46 mm |
| Cut | Pear, faceted |
| Colour | blue |
| Clarity | clean to the eye |
| Treatment | None — no treatment, no heat, no oil. Independent lab report available on request before shipping. |
| Origin | Luc Yen, Yen Bai, Vietnam |
| Hardness | 8 on the Mohs scale |
| Lab report | Not yet — independent testing can be arranged before shipping |
| Price | $120 USD |
The smallest blue here, and the most affordable way into Vietnamese spinel. A clean little pear, well cut, ready for a solitaire or an accent beside a larger stone.
Pink Spinel Parcel — 3 Stones, 1.83 ct Total
| Code | LYG-SPL-010 |
| Cut | faceted |
| Clarity | clean to the eye |
| Treatment | None — no treatment, no heat, no oil. Spinel is very rarely treated. Independent lab report available on request before shipping. |
| Origin | Luc Yen, Yen Bai, Vietnam |
| Hardness | 8 on the Mohs scale |
| Lab report | Not yet — independent testing can be arranged before shipping |
| Price | $275 USD |
Three spinels in three different tones — mauve, coral red, and a deep warm brownish red. Not a matched set: this is a graduated group, the kind you use when you want three stones that talk to each other rather than three that look identical. Good for a graduated cluster, a three-stone ring with contrast, or three separate pieces.
Purplish Pink Spinel — 1.26 ct Emerald
| Code | LYG-SPL-011 |
| Weight | 1.26 ct |
| Dimensions | 7.40 x 4.78 x 3.42 mm |
| Cut | Emerald cut, faceted |
| Colour | purplish pink |
| Clarity | clean to the eye |
| Treatment | None — no treatment, no heat, no oil. Independent lab report available on request before shipping. |
| Origin | Luc Yen, Yen Bai, Vietnam |
| Hardness | 8 on the Mohs scale |
| Lab report | Not yet — independent testing can be arranged before shipping |
| Price | $285 USD |
The largest pink here, and cut as an emerald — a step cut on a pink stone is unusual. It trades sparkle for depth of colour, and shows the clarity of the material rather than hiding it.
Purplish Pink Spinel — 1.05 ct Oval
| Code | LYG-SPL-012 |
| Weight | 1.05 ct |
| Dimensions | 6.50 x 5.25 x 3.72 mm |
| Cut | Oval, faceted |
| Colour | purplish pink |
| Clarity | clean to the eye |
| Treatment | None — no treatment, no heat, no oil. Independent lab report available on request before shipping. |
| Origin | Luc Yen, Yen Bai, Vietnam |
| Hardness | 8 on the Mohs scale |
| Lab report | Not yet — independent testing can be arranged before shipping |
| Price | $245 USD |
Over a carat of purplish pink in a classic oval — the shape that sets most easily, and the one jewellers ask for first.
Purplish Pink Spinel — 0.97 ct Cushion
| Code | LYG-SPL-013 |
| Weight | 0.97 ct |
| Dimensions | 6.15 x 5.16 x 3.69 mm |
| Cut | Cushion, faceted |
| Colour | purplish pink |
| Clarity | clean to the eye |
| Treatment | None — no treatment, no heat, no oil. Independent lab report available on request before shipping. |
| Origin | Luc Yen, Yen Bai, Vietnam |
| Hardness | 8 on the Mohs scale |
| Lab report | Not yet — independent testing can be arranged before shipping |
| Price | $235 USD |
A cushion just under the carat mark — the same purplish pink as the two above, so the three can be bought together for a graduated set.