What gemstone is most valuable.
Most expensive stones in order.
Above we featured the diamond as one of the most expensive gemstones and coming in at number 1 with a price tag of over 1 million per carat is the red diamond.
Check out these ten incredibly rare and insanely expensive gems below.
The most expensive gemstones in the world are colored diamonds.
What is a precious stone.
This of course is due to the huge popularity of so called cut diamonds.
There are less than 30 red.
And the third one in this amazing top is diamond.
Now it s time to talk about top 3 of the most expensive precious stones.
Emerald 305 000 per carat.
The term precious stone is now largely irrelevant in the gemstone trade not least because the use of the word precious stone falsely or inaccurately represent some gemstones to be more precious than others.
Rubies are now priced at about 1 18 million per carat placing them among the most expensive precious stones out there.
When we think of precious stones diamonds emeralds and rubies jump to mind as the most valuable gemstones in the world.
For example green jadeite can be more expensive than each of the four precious stones and yet jade is always categorized as a semi.
This comes after a 26 carat ruby named the sunrise ruby was sold off at 1 18 million per carat in 2015 in geneva.
Rough diamond is a mineral that is one of the most expensive and desirable among gemstones.
What is the difference between precious stones and semi precious stones.
And blue zircon is unsurprisingly blue in hue although slightly lighter than tanzanite.
The list of gemstones below will discuss the difference between a precious stone and a semi precious stone as well as guide you to where the gemstone treatments are discussed.
The former is a pretty blue or violet stone albeit one that lacks the intense color of an emerald.
Here is the top 10 list of most expensive gemstones in the world.
However or perhaps surprisingly there are so many gemstones that are even more rare and in turn even more valuable.
Other valuable gemstones are attainable with the right amount of money.
Not only are they rare but they are also known to have a spectacular brilliance and are the hardest substance found on earth.
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.
A handful of the most valuable gemstones in the world are crystals that we will likely never see in person.
Out of all other gemstones they are arguably the most popular among people.
These terms are based on old traditions from the west.
These stones are highly sought after by museums and collectors.