Top 20 Most Precious Stones (Jewels) in the World
Here are the top 20 most precious stones, including their colors and prices:
Top 5 Most Precious Stones
- *1. Red Diamond*: $1 million per carat - Deep red hue, composed of pure carbon with minor defects in the lattice structure
- *2. Pink Diamond*: $1.2 million per carat - Delicate pink to vivid magenta hues, caused by minor defects in the diamond's structure
- *3. Blue Diamond*: $3.93 million per carat - Captivating blue hue, caused by trace amounts of boron within the crystal lattice
- *4. Jadeite*: $20,000 per carat - Vivid green color and translucency, with possible lavender, white, or orange hues
- *5. Emerald*: $100,000 per carat - Vibrant green color, caused by trace amounts of chromium and/or vanadium
Next 5 Most Precious Stones
- *6. Painite*: $50,000-$60,000 per carat - Fiery red, orange-red, red, and brownish-red colors, with possible bluish-green and dark green hues
- *7. Taaffeite*: $35,000 per carat - Teal, neon blue, light violet, and mint green colors
- *8. Musgravite*: $35,000 per carat - Grayish-green to medium green colors
- *9. Grandidierite*: $20,000 per carat - Blue-green color, with possible pale turquoise and medium bluish-green hues
- *10. Diamond*: $15,000-$18,000 per carat - Colorless, white, yellow, and fancy colors like pink and red
Next 10 Most Precious Stones
- *11. Alexandrite*: $10,000-$70,000 per carat - Color-changing properties, appearing green or blue in daylight and red or purple in incandescent light
- *12. Red Beryl*: $10,000 per carat - Vibrant red color, rivaling rubies
- *13. Black Opal*: $10,000 per carat - Dark body tone with vibrant play-of-color
- *14. Paraiba Tourmaline*: $5,000 per carat - Bright blue or green color, caused by copper
- *15. Benitoite*: $4,000 per carat - Striking blue color, fluorescent under UV light
- *16. Serendibite*: $18,000 per carat - Deep blue, black, green, and violet-blue hues
- *17. Yellow Diamond*: $16,000 per carat - Canary yellow color, officially classified as pure fancy yellow diamonds
- *18. Sapphire*: $3,458-$5,188 per carat - Deep blue, pink, and other colors
- *19. Ruby*: $12,961 per carat - Vibrant red to slightly purplish-red hue, often referred to as "pigeon blood red"
- *20. Blue Garnet*: Price varies - Blue or blue-green color in daylight, changing to pink or red in incandescent light ¹ ² ³
