Most Expensive Gems used in Fashion Jewellery By Anika Pathak • Overview There is no dearth of precious and expensive jewellery in the world. In this article we will particularly focus on the most expensive gemstones in the world and understand what makes them worth their price.
Red Diamond The rarest diamond found on the face of earth is red diamond. A mere thirty to forty red diamonds are known to exist on earth. The intense red color of a red diamond resembles that of a garnet. It usually weighs less than half a carat. During the 2014 Christie auction in Hong Kong, a 2.9 carat red diamond ring was sold for $5,095,872.
Grandidierite The color of grandidierite is often opaque to facet and is usually a deep blue green. The one feature of this gemstone that makes it an attractive stone to be used in making precious and fine jewellery is its hardness. However, the stone cutters must exercise caution while cutting this gemstone as the stone can be easily fractured.
Jadeite This stone has a translucent and slight green hue. The price of this gemstone is dependent on the vibrance of its color. The value and the price of the stone rise with the vividness of its color. This is usually found in several areas of Myanmar.
Ruby One of the most expensive gemstones is the naturally occurring ruby; not the one created in the laboratory. The laboratory created gems often look like their original counterparts but have much less value in the market. This is so because they can be created in any quantity while natural stones are expensive because
of their limited availability in the natural environment. The great example of this concept is the diamond. The diamond is way more expensive than the laboratory created cubic zirconia or American diamond. Rubies are available in various reddish hues. The purplishred ruby is the most valuable gem due to its rare occurrence in the natural environment and the vividness of its color when it is paired with gold jewellery.
Alexandrite What makes alexandrite valuable is the rare chemical composition of the stone that lends it's the ability to change colors. The color of this stone can vary from bluegreen during daytime to purplishred during evening.
Red Beryl The ratio of the number of red beryls for every diamond is 1:150000. This stone is said to grow under strict volcanic conditions with a temperature range of 572 to 1202 degrees Fahrenheit. It is a 1000 times more valuable than gold in weight. This stone is a vibrant red in color.
Emerald These stones feature a vibrant bold green color. This stone looks especially brilliant when well faceted. High quality emeralds can be even more expensive than diamonds. There are many people who have successfully mined diamonds in South America.
Musgravite This is a very rare gemstone that was discovered in Australia in 1967. Only eight of this gem were known to have existed in the early 2000s. This stone comes in shades of violet and green. This gem has been recently discovered in Madagascar and Tanzania.
Sapphire This gem is available in a wide variety of colors. Blue is the most common sapphire color, but the gem exists in a wide range of colors. Prices vary widely depending on the condition and size of the gem, and royal members of various countries have long included sapphires in their crown jewel collections. The largest sapphire in the world, the Star of India, weighs 563.35 carats.
Black Opal
The black opal is worth about $13,000 a carat. The gem features an array of iridescent colors that shimmer in light. They primarily exist in Australia, and while they are not as rare as other gemstones, collectors pay high amounts of money for their unique appearance.
Conclusion These gems are the most expensive gems in the world. Fashion jewellery manufacturers in India are producing more and more expensive jewellery to meet the demand of elite customers. These gems are also widely used in designer accessories . Designer necklace manufacturers are also catching on the rising trend of using expensive stones in their jewellery.