By therichest nov 29 2012.
Most expensive birthstones 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.
Tanzanite is a blue gem quality variety of zoisite and is one of the official birthstones of december.
What gemstone is most valuable.
The top ten most expensive gemstones in the world.
Crystal clear or tinted with color diamonds are imbued with deep meaning and associations of love loyalty and fidelity.
While these stones are associated with love purity creativity self esteem and power they re often a little cost prohibitive meaning you re unlikely to pick one up without forking your whole.
Here is the top 10 list of most expensive gemstones in the world.
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.
The first gemstone was discovered by masai tribesman ali juuyawatu in 1967.
Cleopatra had her famous jewels all of which were encrusted with expensive gemstones.
Unlike most gemstones that have a variety of locales this relatively new stone has only been found in northern tanzania.
There are less than 30 red.
At first glance diamonds would appear to be the most valuable birthstone representing the month of april.