Our Earth never ceases to amaze us with its gifts. These are amazingly beautiful forests and lakes, rivers, and mountains, but a special place in their beauty is occupied by outlandish masterpieces from the bowels of the earth. These are minerals from which, through the efforts of man, precious stones of amazing beauty are obtained. Jewelry has long been considered the epitome of luxury and wealth. Collectors hunt for them, because of them they commit crimes, they are given in the hope of getting an answer to their feelings … Of course, what nature creates cannot be compared with the creation of human hands. A person can only add something to the beauty that nature gives us. Most naively believe that the most expensive stone is only a diamond, but unusual and very rare minerals are stored in the depths of our Earth. Here are the top 10 rarest gems. Meet, dream and enjoy!
Grandidierite
A rare mineral with shades of bluish and green. This stone was first discovered in Sri Lanka, it was described by Alfred Grandidier, a French traveler and naturalist, and a new unique mineral was named in his honor. The peculiarities of Grandidier, include its ability to pleochroism, that is, change its color (up to white). There are now about twenty faceted specimens on the planet, respectively, and the cost of such stones is very high — about thirty thousand dollars per one carat.
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