Most Expensive Birthstone List

A 3 ct ruby with excellent color and clarity can fetch more than a diamond of the same size and clarity.

Most expensive birthstone list.

The list of monthly birthstones can differ slightly because the custom originates from various sources from the western european gem traders of the mid 1800s to much more ancient systems of assigning precious stones to the signs of the zodiac. The most expensive gemstone. Yellow stones are rarely top picks which is why citrine ranks so low on the birthstone list. Topping our list of the priciest gemstones as well as the most expensive birthstone per carat is the regal and unbeatable fancy vivid blue diamond.

And while yellow is the hue most commonly associated with it this november birthstone also comes in brown and shades of orange. Bring up the carat value of this particular blue diamond to 2 766 million. Here is the top 10 list of most expensive gemstones in the world. Rubies that weigh over a carat are rarer than diamonds of that size.

A sotheby s auction in hong kong sold a five carat ring for 13 83 million. In 1912 jewelers of america defined a standard modern list of months and their corresponding. Tanzanite 1 200 per carat black opal 9 500 per carat red beryl 10 000 per carat musgravite 35 000 per carat alexandrite 70 000 per carat emerald 305 000 per carat ruby 1 18 million per carat pink diamond 1 19 million per carat.