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2.68ct Mahenge Spinel

2.68 ct · Spinel

The Mahenge pink that made spinel's reputation, loupe clean and precision cut.

$13,400

$5,000.00 per carat · AUD, GST included where applicable

Stones above $5,000 are sold by arrangement rather than through the basket. Above that value no ordinary courier will both carry and insure a loose stone, so carriage goes through a specialist service and is quoted for your destination — and settlement is by bank transfer, which keeps the card fee off a sum this size.

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About this stone

Mahenge spinel does something almost no other pink stone does — it holds its saturation under weak light, which is why it photographs as though it is lit from inside. This one is loupe clean and precision cut with a good, tight cushion.

Spinel is essentially never treated, and the GIA report confirms no indications of heating for this stone. It is still priced well under a pink sapphire of the same quality, which continues to be the best argument for buying it.

Specification

Specification for 2.68ct Mahenge Spinel
FormCut stone
SpeciesSpinel
Weight2.68 ct
ShapeCushion
Measurements8.8 × 7.1 × 4.9 mm
ColourHot pink with a trace of orange — the Mahenge neon
Colour familyPink
ClarityLoupe clean
CutCushion brilliant, precision cut
OriginMahenge, Tanzaniastated on the GIA report

How big it actually is

ANY BANK CARD
The stone’s 8.8 × 7.1mm outline, drawn to the same scale as a bank card. Hold one against the screen and the stone beside it is life size — if the card does not match, zoom until it does. The outline is the idealised shape rather than this stone’s own profile; the photographs are the stone.

Treatment & certification

Unheated

No heat and no other treatment of any kind. Bought at source, so the heat status is known rather than assumed.

How we know

No indications of heating (GIA).

GIA reportGIA-2264188011

Natural spinel, Tanzania, no indications of heating.

Issued 2 May 2026. The report travels with the stone.

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