Crystal clear or tinted with color diamonds are imbued with deep meaning and associations of love loyalty and fidelity.
Most expensive birthstones in order.
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.
Unlike most gemstones that have a variety of locales this relatively new stone has only been found in northern tanzania.
Tanzanite is a blue gem quality variety of zoisite and is one of the official birthstones of december.
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.
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.
The top ten most expensive gemstones in the world.
What gemstone is most valuable.
The first gemstone was discovered by masai tribesman ali juuyawatu in 1967.
At first glance diamonds would appear to be the most valuable birthstone representing the month of april.
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.
Cleopatra had her famous jewels all of which were encrusted with expensive gemstones.
But their monetary worth depends entirely on the cut number of carats and quality of the individual stone in question.