Painite : Not just the rarest gemstone, but also the rarest mineral on earth, Painite holds the Guinness World Record for it. After its discovery in the year 1951, there existed only 2 specimens of Painite for the next many decades. By the year 2004, there were less than 2 dozens kn...
Musgravite was first identified in 1967, but it wasn't until the 1990s that gem-quality specimens were discovered, making it a relatively new addition to the gemstone market. Musgravite is extremely rare and valuable, with prices ranging from $30,000 to $50,000 per carat, depending on the...
The rarest mineral on Earth is kyawthuite. Only one crystal, found in the Mogok region of Myanmar, is known to exist. Caltech's mineral database describes it as a small (1.61-karat) deep orange gemstone that the International Mineralogical Association officially recognized in 2015. Well-known...
An extremely rare gemstone that receives its red color from trace amounts of manganese.Author: Hobart M. King, PhD, GIA Graduate GemologistRed Beryl: Crystals of red beryl on matrix from the Violet Mine in the Wah Wah Mountains of Beaver County, Utah. Approximately 11 x 7 x 4 centimeters...
The earliest known blue diamond came from the legendary Kollur mine in the Golconda, a region of India that produced such famous examples as the Idol’s Eye (15th century) and the Hope Diamond (17th century), perhaps the most fabled gemstone on the planet. Today, blue diamond discoveries ...
Tsavorite, the world’s rarest garnet; A stunningly beautiful green gemstone that rivals any other green gem. Read on to find out why.
The gemstone was found in the bed of a stream by sapphire hunters in 2015 and is now kept in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.[3] 2 Pennantia baylisiana Download Article This tree, known only by its scientific name, is one of the rarest trees on Earth. Only a ...
That was the highest price per carat ever paid for a gemstone of any kind, producing a 6500% profit for Mr. Hancock's estate. The spectacular price brought enormous media and celebrity attention to colored diamonds. [1] [5] The Moussaieff Red At 5.11 carats, the Moussaieff Red is the ...