Yes jadeite is expensive and yes certain pieces have sold for exorbitant prices.
Most expensive stone per carat.
Here is the top 10 list of most expensive gemstones in the world.
Black opal 9 500 per carat.
Until recently the magic 1 million per carat mark was only achieved by colored diamonds.
Often claiming it sells for 3 million per carat but this is completely false.
Because the stone is effectively priceless the likelihood of finding painite on the market is slim.
Pink star diamond the honor of most rare and expensive gem goes to the pink star diamond.
This stunning beauty weighs in at a hefty 59 6 carats.
The most expensive gemstones in the world and the ones that are most often traded are diamonds sapphire and rubies.
It is portable and small enough to be hidden.
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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 jadeite 3 million per carat.
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Other most expensive gemstones are as follows.
And should you find it painite runs 50 000 60 000 per carat.
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Blue diamond 3 93 million per carat musgravite 35 000 per carat jadeite.
The exact worth of the red beryl is being debated but many experts have pointed out that these precious stones can reach up to 10 000 per carat at the moment.
Red diamond is a diamond with the same mineral properties as colorless diamonds displaying red color.
The stone is mined in the wah wah mountains of utah and also in mexico.
They are commonly known as the world s most expensive and rare color of diamonds more so than pink diamonds or blue diamonds.
Black opals are gemstones from the opal family of precious stones.
7 musgravite 35 000 per carat.
Price per carat comparison.
Many other lists of the most expensive gemstones name jadeite as the most expensive of all.
10 jadeite more than 3 million per carat this gemstone is actually a pyroxene mineral usually of apple green emerald green bluish green or leek green in color.
The red color comes from the trace presence of manganese in the stone.
Red diamond 1 000 000 per carat very rare argyle cardinal fancy red diamond.
In current year it s a blue diamond costing nearly 4 million per carat besting the previous holder a pink star diamond a 1 2 million per carat.