Unlike most gemstones that have a variety of locales this relatively new stone has only been found in northern tanzania.
Most expensive birthstones in order.
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.
Tanzanite is a blue gem quality variety of zoisite and is one of the official birthstones of december.
What gemstone is most valuable.
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.
Crystal clear or tinted with color diamonds are imbued with deep meaning and associations of love loyalty and fidelity.
Here is the top 10 list of most expensive gemstones in the world.
Cleopatra had her famous jewels all of which were encrusted with expensive gemstones.
The priciest and most prized of all the birthstones those born in april have the double edged sword of having diamonds assigned to their birth month.
Since early times gems and jewels have been used as a reflection of one s wealth and status in life.
The top ten most expensive gemstones in the world.
There are less than 30 red.
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.