Top Ten Most Precious Gemstones In The World

Most if us don’t have much knowledge of precious gemstones because they are just very expensive to own , some stone types that can be found in nature are so precious due to its rarity and beauty , if someone mentioned to you the most expensive gemstones in the world the fist thing that will come to your mind is surely diamond or rubies well certainly they will be on the list but there are many more precious and rare gemstones in the world and on this list we will mention to you the Top Ten Most Precious Gemstones In The World.

10- Blue Garnet.

Garnet is usually found with a deep red color but blue garnet can rarely be found as well and because they are so rare they are very valuable as one carat of Blue Garnet can be sold for $1,500, generally these Blue Garnet are not really blue they change color between purplish blue and blue according to the angle they are hold from but no one is sure if there is Blue Garnet that’s always blue .

9- Painite .

Painite is very rare as it is described to be the rarest mineral on the planet to the extent that in 2005 there was only eighteen prices in the whole world , and because it is so rare it sell for about $1,800 per carat .

8- Jeremejevite.

These rare stones can be white , yellow , colorless or blue but they are generally very clear , they were first found in Siberia and later it was found around the world including Tajikistan , Germany and Namibia , because of their rarity one carat can be sold for about $2000 .

7- Red Beryl.

Same like diamond the red color is rare to be found , Beryl is generally found in blue , green hues but rarely can be found in red , Red Beryl can also be known as red emerald because they capture the light in a beautiful way like emerald , one carat of Red Beryl can be sold for $10,000 .

6- Alexandrite.

Alexandrite is also a color changing stone just like the Blue Garnet that we discussed above on the list but this Gemstone is even more valuable as it is rare and lately there was a high demand on it , Alexandrite is prized about $10,000 per carat.

5- Serendibite.

Serendibite is another very rare stone although it is not widely heard of , it can be found in only two parts of the world which are Burma and Sri Lanka so far , this stone can be found in different colors including Grey-Blue and Blue-Green or pale yellow , it can be found in black as well.

4- Grandidierite.

Grandidierite is another very rare gemstone but its value is not estimated according to its rarity as there are other gemstones that exist with smaller numbers of known pieces in the world that are valued less than this gemstone , it is valued at $20,000 per carat.

3- Red Diamond .

Red Diamonds are not seen often in the world , most diamonds are found with white, , brown or yellow colors and they can be found also with purplish red but a true red diamond is rare and very valuable as it is estimated to value about $20,000 per carat .

2- Jadeite.

Jadeite is a very precious gemstone that can be even considered as the most expensive gemstone in the world , it present in emerald hues , white , gray , blue or bright green some stones was found with several different hues however the purer green it is the more valuable it is , Jadeite sell for about $30,000 per carat.

1- Musgravite.

This absolutely rare gemstone got its name from the first place it was found in which is Musgrave , Australia , but then later it was also found in Sri Lanka , Greenland and Madagascar , due to its rarity it sell for about $35,000 per carat.