15 Gemstones More Expensive Than Diamond
we all know that apparently clear diamonds are a girl's best friend the problem is they can just be so expensive to buy as it turns out though they aren't the most expensive gemstones out there other diamonds and gemstones take that title from a stone found in just one place on earth to unclosing millions per carat here are 15 gemstones more expensive than diamonds
Grand Didier Ride
grand didier ride if you thought grand didierite was hard enough to say then you'll be shocked when i tell you they're also hard enough to get your hands on these precious stones are incredibly rare so you won't know too many people who've had jewelry made from them grand diorite is a blue-green gemstone that differs in color depending on the iron content the more blue it has the higher the iron levels it's suitable for use in jewelry but it's also incredibly difficult to cut because it has good cleavage in two directions according to the international gem society the gemstone was first discovered by French mineralogist Alfred Leroy in 1902 in the cliffs of Andhra humane in the southern part of Madagascar Alfred named the stone grand diorite after French explorer and naturalist Alfred grandidier he was the first explorer to describe Madagascar in great detail since its discovery in Madagascar grand diorite has also been found in Norway Suriname Algeria Antarctica new Zealand the Czech republic india Italy Malawi Canada and the united states even though it's present in all these countries and continents it is extremely rare and only small pockets have ever been found
the Bahia emerald to most gem experts is like the holy grail of emeralds it's one of the largest emeralds in existence and has the single largest shard ever found the Bahia emerald comes from Bahia in brazil and weighs around 752 pounds or 341 kilograms it also contains about 1.7 million carrots it's been valued at around 400 million dollars but its actual value is not all that clear you'd think that an emerald of this value would be locked away in some secure vault in the mountains but it doesn't seem that way it was almost lost during hurricane Katrina after it was stored in a warehouse in new Orleans it was then reported stolen in 2008 from a secure vault in south el Monte los angels county in California fortunately it was located and ownership has been settled the Bahia emerald was mined in the barrel mines of brazil in 2001 and was moved from brazil to the u.s many attempts to sell it were unsuccessful and there were conflicting claims about ownership a gem dealer in las Vegas seized it and the los Angeles sheriff's department took over custody after a court case fm holdings llc was deemed the owner after lawful transactions
tanzanite
tanzanite is an incredibly rare and incredibly beautiful stone only found in a small mining area near the Mariana hills in Tanzania it belongs to the epidote mineral group and consists of stunning blue and violet coloring caused by the zoicite mineral and small volumes of vanadium it was formed during the mid ediacaran period about 585 million years ago by plate tectonic activity and heat in the area around mount Kilimanjaro depending on how you turn the stone you can note shades of blue burgundy and violet it looks even more violet when viewed under fluorescent lighting when it's in its rough state it's more of a reddish-brown color with some clearness heat treatment removes that brown exterior to bring out the blue and violet hidden within tiffany and coke came up with the name tanzanite naming it after the country in which it was discovered tiffany and co introduced it to the market in 1968 and didn't think blue violet zoa site was going to be all that consumer friendly in their marketing department in 2002 tanzanite was chosen as the december birthstone a decision made by the american gem trade association
Muskravite
looking at muskravite it doesn't look all that much different from your standard clear diamond however aside from a few features the price tag is definitely what sets this striking stone apart it is so rare that even in rough form it can sell for 35 thousand dollars a carrot now that is insane the rare oxide mineral is used as a gemstone and comes from the ernabella mission in south Australia’s musk grove ranges it's a gray green to grain stone that appears transparent and comes from the to fight family of minerals in fact the optical and physical properties of to fight and muskravite are incredibly similar so equipment can really tell one stone apart from the other however given that it's only available in select locations most experts know what they're looking at when they discover it muskravite has been found in south Australia Antarctica and northeast Greenland there have also been limited finds in Tanzania and Burma now you know why you'll likely never get your hands on muskravite even some of the most distinguished gemstone experts still haven't
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