They have been found in large quantities as a single mass from which stones of desired carat are cut out.
What is the most expensive aquamarine stone.
This makes for an outstanding gemstone.
The list goes on and on but some of the more common ones are.
In general the purer and more intense the blue color the more valuable the stone.
Precious stones semi precious stones.
Unlike other precious gems this one falls in the more affordable range and do not burn deep holes in your pocket to flaunt one.
Here is the top 10 list of most expensive gemstones in the world.
The most expensive gemstones in the world infographic.
A deeply saturated blue is the most desired and valued shade of aquamarine.
What gemstone is most valuable.
Aquamarine is quite rare and high quality vivid blue stones are even rarer.
This superb 32 10 carat heart shaped brazilian aquamarine shows the gem s finest color a moderately strong medium dark very slightly greenish blue.
The most expensive gemstones in the world and the ones that are most often traded are diamonds sapphire and rubies.
This gemstone was at first mistaken for aquamarine as the first crystals that were found were light blue.
Most of the aquamarine being mined is from brazil while angola kenya malawi russia pakistan and usa are some other important sources of the gemstone.
Even with a moderate dispersion of 0 014 light stones with high crown angles will show their spectral colors well.
While the highest values go to the richer colors a well cut light aquamarine can be one of the most spectacular examples of gem faceting in the world.
Every other gemstone that isn t one of those four is considered to be semi precious.
Pronounced ye rem ay ev ite this gemstone was discovered by the russian mineralogist jeremejev in 1883.
The 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.
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.
With the sale of the sunrise ruby the beautiful red gemstone has joined the exclusive club.
Most aquamarine is a light greenish blue.
Even though some buyers may prefer aquamarine gems that have a light green shimmer in them the most valuable stone is the pure clear blue aquamarine gemstone.
Alexandrite agate amethyst aquamarine garnet lapis lazuli.
Until recently the magic 1 million per carat mark was only achieved by colored diamonds.