Out of all other gemstones they are arguably the most popular among people.
Most expensive stone.
And also the most advertised and romanticized.
And the third one in this amazing top is diamond.
This of course is due to the huge popularity of so called cut diamonds.
Here is the top 10 list of most expensive gemstones in the world.
Not only are they rare but they are also known to have a spectacular brilliance and are the hardest substance found on earth.
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 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.
But the most rare and most expensive are the black opals.
Now it s time to talk about top 3 of the most expensive precious stones.
What gemstone is most valuable.
1 jeremejevite 2000 per carat.
There are less than 30 red.
Rough diamond is a mineral that is one of the most expensive and desirable among gemstones.
This gemstone is actually made of aluminum borate mineral with fluoride and hydroxide ions.