Spinel Market Price Trend
The live GemstoneAI index for spinel. For prices by quality and size, see the spinel price guide.
A market-wide average across qualities and sizes. Your stone's value depends on carat, color, clarity, cut, treatment, and origin.
What is moving spinel prices
- Metal Prices: pushing prices up
- News & Events: pushing prices up
About spinel
Spinel is known for its vibrant colors, ranging from deep reds to vivid blues and pinks. With a hardness of 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs scale, it is durable and suitable for various types of jewelry, often found in cushion or oval cuts.
Where spinel comes from
- Myanmar (~30% of supply)
- Tajikistan (~20% of supply)
- Sri Lanka (~18% of supply)
- Tanzania (~15% of supply)
What is your spinel worth?
Market averages will not price your stone. GemstoneAI identifies gems and jewelry from a photo, checks authenticity and treatment signals, and gives you a real market valuation in seconds. Free to try.
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What is the spinel market index?
The GemstoneAI market index for spinel is $518 per carat as of 2026-11-09. That is a market-wide average across qualities, not a quote for a specific stone. Individual value depends on carat, color, clarity, cut, treatment, and origin.
How can I tell if my spinel is real?
Visual tests alone are unreliable. GemstoneAI identifies the stone from a photo, shows what else it could be, and estimates market value. It is free to try.
Is spinel a good investment?
Over the past 30 days the spinel index moved -0.4%. Gem prices move on supply, demand, and metal markets; treat any single stone as a collectible first and an asset second.