Often claiming it sells for 3 million per carat but this is completely false.
Most expensive stone per carat.
Until recently the magic 1 million per carat mark was only achieved by colored diamonds.
Yes jadeite is expensive and yes certain pieces have sold for exorbitant prices.
Many other lists of the most expensive gemstones name jadeite as the most expensive of all.
Red diamond 1 000 000 per carat very rare argyle cardinal fancy red diamond.
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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 jadeite 3 million per carat.
This stunning beauty weighs in at a hefty 59 6 carats.
And should you find it painite runs 50 000 60 000 per carat.
Black opal 9 500 per carat.
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Black opals are gemstones from the opal family of precious stones.
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10 jadeite more than 3 million per carat this gemstone is actually a pyroxene mineral usually of apple green emerald green bluish green or leek green in color.
They are commonly known as the world s most expensive and rare color of diamonds more so than pink diamonds or blue diamonds.
Red diamond is a diamond with the same mineral properties as colorless diamonds displaying red color.
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The red color comes from the trace presence of manganese in the stone.
Gemstones really are an incredible vessel for wealth.
It is portable and small enough to be hidden.
The exact worth of the red beryl is being debated but many experts have pointed out that these precious stones can reach up to 10 000 per carat at the moment.
Blue diamond 3 93 million per carat musgravite 35 000 per carat jadeite.
However a synthetic form of the stone was manufactured for a while in russia and later discontinued.
Because the stone is effectively priceless the likelihood of finding painite on the market is slim.
7 musgravite 35 000 per carat.
In current year it s a blue diamond costing nearly 4 million per carat besting the previous holder a pink star diamond a 1 2 million per carat.
The most expensive gemstones in the world and the ones that are most often traded are diamonds sapphire and rubies.
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The stone is mined in the wah wah mountains of utah and also in mexico.