What is the most valuable of semi-precious stones?

For some reason, whether it is jewelry, for fake panthere de cartier ring, cars, art or sports memorabilia, people are attracted to the beautiful things in life. The rarer a project, the stronger its exclusivity.

For example, gems take millions of years to form in nature, and only a few will be discovered, mined, cut and sold as gems. The following 10 gems are the rarest and most valuable gems in the world.

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10. Poudretteite

Poudretteite was first discovered in the Poudrette quarry in Mon Saint Hilaire, Quebec in the 1960s, and is one of the rarest gems known today.

9. Tanzanite

Apart from buying it, the only way to get tanzanite is to go to the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania. Sapphire gems are extremely rare and may be mined within 20-30 years.

8. Benitoite

Benidolite is usually found near the San Benito River in California. It is a blue to purple gemstone and was first discovered in 1907. The best component of this gem is exposed to ultraviolet light, similar to a glowing blue chalk.

7. Grandidierite

Blue-green minerals are almost only found in Madagascar. They are multi-colored and can transmit blue, green and white light.

6. Black Opal

Opal may be Australia’s national gem, and black opal is the rarest and most valuable of its kind.

5. Red Beryl

There is only one known commercial product of gem-grade red beryl in the world, and it is located in the Ruby Violet mine in Wah Wah Mountain, Beaver County, Utah.

4. Jadeite

The main component of jadeite is limited in quantity. When its color is a deep translucent green, it is most valuable. In 1997, Christie’s auction house sold a jadeite necklace for nearly 10 million US dollars.

3. Taaffeite

Named after Richard Taaffe, a Bohemia-Irish gemologist discovered in 1956, Taaffeite is a very rare gem. In fact, only a handful of these gems gold 18k replica cartier juste un clou bracelet have been discovered, making them true collectors’ gems.

2. Alexandrite

The hype behind Alexandrite is due to its discoloration properties (and its scarcity relative to diamonds). These unique traits rarely combine a variety of minerals including titanium, iron and chromium.

1. Painite

Many people, including Guinness World Records, believe that Painite is the rarest mineral in the world. For decades, only two crystals have been known to exist. Minerals consist of aluminum, calcium, boron, zirconium and oxygen.