1: herkimer diamonds / middleville diamond
These stones take their name from Herkimer County, New York, where they were first found. It takes the traditional hexagonal shape with some variation. And it is one of the rarest stones at all, because it is formed inside ancient rocks estimated to be 500 million years old. It has been found in several other regions such as Arizona, Ukraine, Norway, Afghanistan and China.
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2: granddidierrite
If you think that trying to pronounce the name of this stone is difficult. The most difficult is to get it. It is extremely rare, which is why it is with so few people in the world. They are blue and green stones, and the color varies according to the percentage of iron in them. The more iron, the more blue the color. It was discovered by the French mineralogist Alfred Lecroy in 1902 in the cliffs of Andhra Hamana in Madagascar. And then it was found in Norway, Algeria, India, Canada, the Czech Republic, Italy and the United States. However, it is very rare to find it in all these countries.
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3: tanzanite
Blue color lovers will undoubtedly fall in love with this stone. And there is no problem in loving it, but in the difficulty of obtaining it. It is also a very rare stone. It is found only in a small mining area near the Mariani Hills in Tanzania. The reason for the wonderful blue color and the amazing violet is the mineral zoicite and some small stones of vanadium. These stones were formed 585 million years ago.
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4: musgravite
Musgravite is a rare mineral oxide that is used as a gemstone. And the carat price of it reaches 35 thousand dollars. It comes from certain areas in southern Australia. It belongs to the family of Tavites. It is distinguished by its greenish-gray color and it is also transparent. Experts discovered that it is found in Antarctica and in green lands, and a little in Burma and Tanzania.
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5: The bahia emerald
One of the best emeralds ever. And all the experts are aware of that. The largest piece of it was found in Brazil and weighs about 1.7 million carats. As for its financial value, it is $400 million. And this discovery was one of the biggest events in Brazil. In 2005 the piece survived Hurricane Katrina after being stored in a warehouse in New Orleans. But there were many rumors about its theft and attempt to sell it, but there is no confirmed information about this matter.
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6: The pink star diamond
The biggest feature of this piece is its luxurious bright pink color. Which was extracted from South Africa in 1999, and the weight of the entire piece was 132.5 carats. And they continued cutting it for 20 months. It was finally shown in 2003 in Monaco, and eventually was sold in Hong Kong for $71.2 million.
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7: serendibite
In 1997 a wonderful gemstone was discovered, weighing only 0.35 carats. They found it in metamorphic rocks. It was named after the ancient name of Sri Lanka. The stone is characterized by a bluish green color with a vitreous luster. There is also a plain black color. As for the degree of its hardness, it was measured at 7 on the hardness scale. In addition, it is very rare, and this is what makes the price of a carat equal to 18 thousand dollars.
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8: benitoite
The mineral does not have to be attractive because it is rare. There are rare minerals, but they have nothing to do with gravity. Of course, this does not apply to this wonderful gemstone, as it combines attractiveness and rarity at the same time. The stone comes in a hexagonal shape in several colors, blue, purple, white, pink and transparent as well. It is ideal for use in jewelry. But you have to be very rich to be able to buy one piece of it. It was discovered in 1907 and is found from time to time at very spaced intervals.
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9: poudretteite
Most connoisseurs of gemstones are sad to never see pudrite due to its rarity. It is a colorless stone that tends to light pink, in the form of very fragile crystals. It was discovered in the 1960s in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada, but no significant amounts of it have been found. And it was registered as a new species without a name until 1986. It was named after the family that ran the quarry in which the stones were discovered.
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