MOST EXPENSIVE Gemstones Ever Discovered

[@ralphralpherson9441]

Tanzanite really is gorgeous. I bought my girl a pair of tanzanite earrings back in the late 90s early 00s and even then, they were getting super expensive. Gorgeous color though... its like a perfect halfway point between purple and blue.

[@AVADAMS1967]

December Babies are glad to have our birthstone updated from Turquoise to Tanzanite.

[@carolhanlon6871]

⁠don’t believe in your wildest dreams that tanzanite has a hardness of 6! It’s more like 41/2 and it has perfect cleavage. Beware! Okay for earrings, probably for necklaces;never for rings!

[@jewelcraftbox]

The clear the Tanzanite gemstone is ,the higher price it could be. At this moment tourmaline is the most popular and collectable gemstone. We take photo of some tourmaline collections before that still amazing us today.

[@klesmer]

You left out Opals. Black Opals can bring up to $50,000 per gram. I personally feel Opals are the most beautiful of all the gems.

[@danperrine4969]

No kidding? I had about 3 ounces of them 10 years ago. Unfortunately I gave them away one by one. Damn.

[@RedPanda74]

Amen! ❤

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

Thanks for the interesting video. Gemstones are as fascinating as they are valuable.

[@Crystal_Gems_Palace92]

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[@Cerinaya]

My favorites are tanzanite and alexandrite but the blue garnet is quite nice too. I couldn't care less how much something is worth and wouldn't care if the jewelry I was wearing was glass so long as it was pretty.

[@jameslewis1605]

I like glass... it's cheaper.

[@nicholasconnolly2227]

That is what I keep telling my wife.

[@carolthomas8004]

I hear that! Real or fake -- as long as it looks good. 🙂

[@slwtgf]

It matters in hardness , though. To where without damaging and to maintain its integrity for other family members! Other than that factor, I agree with glass being just as pretty…

[@slwtgf]

⁠@@jameslewis1605yes, we enjoy it until it cracks fades crumbles back to dust! The harder gems it’ll take generations to disintegrate

[@zapot66]

These are very beautiful as jewelry but I like raw specimens. Blue Garnet is very pretty indeed. Gem stones are so fascinating and intriguing as well.

[@Indrid__Cold]

Gemologist here. Very accurate and well delivered. My compliments.

[@carolthomas8004]

Alexandrite is an amazing pleochroic (color change) stone!!

[@triciaschumaker6407]

I have tanzanite, alexandrite, blue and tsavorite garnets, and red, green and blue diamonds in my collection. Love my blue garnets the most!

[@MohammadSalman-bj6rw]

Good

[@iBELIEVEinUS777]

Diamonds in Kimberley The mineral revolution was started in 1867, when diamonds were discovered in the town of Kimberley, in the Northern Cape province. Once news of the discovery spread, prospectors quickly started arriving in the hopes of making their fortune. The population of the town increased massively as a result. They began to dig diamond mines. These mines were open pit mines which were initially dug by hand, using pickaxes and shovels. Once the initial surface deposits were all gone, there was a need to dig deeper to find more diamonds. To do this, machinery was needed. At this point, mining corporations began to take charge. They had access to steam engines, lots of money and labour. This enabled them to continue digging for diamonds.

[@Bird1964]

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!

[@grammasgardenofideas5081]

4:15 the casing for this tanzanite pendant is awesome

[@patallder]

mother earth made these some are 100s of millions years old to me they are priceless

[@cydkriletich6538]

I have a ring with a beautiful orange stone that looks remarkably like the close up of the orange diamond. My parents bought it for me when we lived in the S.F. Bay Area in 1968. It was designed and made by a man in Oregon. The stone is a padparadscha sapphire. They are exceedingly rare, and apparently Brit Royal Princess Eugenia’s engagement ring was a padparadscha sapphire surrounded by diamonds. I believe mine is a cultured stone, because it is a decent size and I know my folks could never have afforded a genuine one. However, mine is beautiful and in a lovely setting….the stone sits in the center of a gold flower, next to it is a tiny bud with a diamond, and a nude woman is on the side of the ring, reaching around the larger flower with both her arms. I met a jeweler around 1990 who saw my ring and told me he was with the ring’s designer when it was made. The designer/maker’s name is engraved on the inside of the band. I can no longer read it because at 75, my eyesight isn’t what it used to be, nor is my memory! I believe his first name was Steve and his last name started with a G. Though the stone is not a genuine padparadscha sapphire, it is nevertheless a truly beautiful stone in a lovely, unique setting.

[@brianm4178]

4:23 that setting is also outstanding... the cut on that tanzanite is PERFECT also

[@denisevunk7063]

I can appreciate a nice diamond but i much prefer colored stones. I have a sm collection of loose cut stones i hope to one day set in jewelry. I appreciate the colors of the natural stones and the stones treated with heat. The variety is amazing!

[@MichaelBrown-yr2hm]

Even BuggsBunny doesn’t have that many carrots lol

[@fardadsayyarpour3581]

Thank you for your informative video and explanations. Regards

[@silverload3622]

So sad that the miners will be lucky to make a hundred bucks a month for these mega millions stones

[@carolthomas8004]

Yes -- sad. They work for a pittance.

[@ruandutoit3573]

Miners in south africa is very rich they just spend their money instead of investing it, but the make al lot of money

[@chir0pter]

yeah right. miner of tanzanite got paid $2million for a stone he found

[@cherylj7460]

Depends on the country, who owns the mineral rights and the agreements made between parties. The corruption in African countries has kept the profits out of the hands of the people.

[@frenchy0411]

Sad? They will be LUCKY if they even make something close to that😢

[@itt2055]

Diamonds are actually so common that if the supply was not heavily restricted, they would be basically worthless.

[@terenceinasia1216]

If tanzantite is truly from one are only then it is a million times rarer then ANY Diamonds... Diamonds are so common that Canada alone could supply all the Diamonds needed for both the jewelry and industrial industry. And that could be accomplished from just a fraction of the area that Diamonds exist in the Northern territories

[@tubulzr]

Broaden the perspective a bit, and diamond is quite common. It rains diamonds on Saturn, all day, every day.

[@Hazzo88]

delete your comment, its very anti-semetic

[@kylieknight2365]

And you forgot to mention Australia argyle mine is now closed and mining pink diamonds now is basically done. What they are releasing now are basically specs mines haven’t come up with a decent size pink for over 10 years.

[@delboy1727]

My wife bought a pink diamond in Australia when we visited in 2000. I had no idea the mine was no longer operating, so I guess hers is only likely to increase in value, even though it's only a titchy example.

[@Mary-t2u]

They are hiding something

[@alanfoster6589]

@@delboy1727 Most Argyle pinks are small. Color is important.

[@dorismatheny9872]

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[@la7era1u54]

He mentioned it, but it was when he was talking about red diamonds

[@debrawilder9551]

I have a aunt who got lucky boughtt this old mans wifes jewelry and it had a set of real , alexandrite snd im saying the gems were huge . The guy sold the set 40,00 bucks lol , he bought her stuff while traveling for his company

[@pinknosechronicles]

Interesting video. Just an unrelated question, are there any antique stores there or antique markets or thrift shops? Could you make a video and take us shopping? Are there any market days there?

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Wow, all unique & totally amazing. Thank you.

[@eternalme6077]

Absolutely Messmerizing! Not only the Gem stones themselves but the settings some of them were in. 🎸♥️

[@swetashetty941]

Among all these i think my favourite would be the Red Beryl ...for so many reasons ..the beautiful lush colour...and because even on iys natural form ot looks amazing ..like mother nature already started on the gem.cutting process !! Like geodes of Amethyst ...its doesnt need to wait for cut and polish to bring out its brilliance❤

[@mrtomcruise5192]

Im heavily invested in smokey quartz

[@KittyGonzalez-bc8ee]

Garnets are cool...too tiny to appreciate..or find...the Lake county diamons are octen pink

[@xyz-pg3zd]

@@JoshSand-bl3wiwhat does that mean “a cache”

[@Lone_Wolf....]

The most expensive stone ive ever seen was my first kidney stone 😢 ill never forget it

[@pidster767]

😂 took a lot of Friday nights and money to produce...love the humour

[@benjiedrollinger990]

😂😂😂

[@nimpanardo9909]

😅😅😅😅

[@gailmrutland6508]

*Oh Crap yeah! My finger prints are crushed into a copper baseboard heater in effigy of my pain!!!!*

[@tylerrobertson9729]

😂😂😂

[@FeldwebelWolfenstool]

...a Canadian named Williamson walked back and forth across Africa for 10 whole years before he came across a one-kilometer diameter diamond pipe which bears his name...

[@Aquila-1234]

I got lots of tanzanite. I love it!

[@LRomero-tt6hg]

Me too. I am so blessed to have this as my birthstone as well.

[@nicholasmcvay]

Great Job

[@strongestnattyever-videos2247]

*Yeahhh as someone who is a billionaire, myself, you just wouldn’t understand.*

[@strongestnattyever-videos2247]

*Yeahhh as someone who is a billionaire, myself, you just wouldn’t understand.*

[@lyons1960]

Tanzanian and the blue garnet with alexandrite are my top 3 picks❤

[@yvonnecarter4118]

Excellent. Thanks

[@lauratroxel24]

I was lucky enough to get a set of round brilliant cut 1ctw blue garnets 20 years ago. They are excellent. I was planning to make earrings, but decided to keep them loose. Garnet is my birthstone and i have many rare ones! ❤

[@MohammadSalman-bj6rw]

Good brother u have any requirement of ur birth stone contact

[@lauratroxel24]

@MohammadSalman-bj6rw I just find them in places. Like eBay, gem shows, etc. I don't have a contact.

[@lindanorris2455]

gorgeous!

[@James-fi6rv]

I love my blue to red color change garnets parcel, but I've found red diamonds in a specific meteorite that I treasure too...cool video, thanks.

[@Abigail-d2k]

I go mining all the time in Maine and New Hampshire USA….. great hobby ❤

[@wendyf8262]

All are absolutely beautiful!

[@alexoienundertheveil4742]

Michael Blakey was unaware of his exceedingly rare red diamonds value until recently when Jacob the jeweler said what is that jewel in your ear and Michael said a red diamond and it's 5ct Jacob told him that's worth 5 or 6million or more it was so crazy and Michael was shocked when he found out.

[@eriklarson2066]

Weird that the most valuable gems come from the poorest nations.

[@Hammerage1]

Definitely makes you think about the effects of unregulated capitalism.

[@xyz-pg3zd]

Sad

[@pathtohappiness4711]

Excellent way of awareness in this episode Thanks

[@peterblinn7946]

Minor correction: the J letters in jeremejevite are pronounced like Ys. Those Js come from non-English (typically German) transliterations of the Russian name, Pavel Jeremejev, that you mention.

[@Mr_Sativa]

Does anyone else hear Charlie Sheen?

[@firecracker8071]

I was thinking the same thing

[@225Kristoph]

Now that you said that, I can't unhear it.

[@kevinbulk727]

That's defientally ol Charlie 😅

[@AnAxe-q7b]

I'm a gemstone specialist, however, there were some gemstones shown in this very interesting video, which I didn't know at all. Congratulations 👏🏻. Here in Brazil we have some of them, but I've only seen Aleandrite, Blue Garnites, and Tanzanite in my very hands. Very instructional for those who love crystals. Pink diamonds are found here in Brazil as well, and they are stunning!

[@XarraXonna]

I cannot believe that you left Black Opal off the list. I have seen pieces sell for more than $100k per gram. How can you NOT have that listed here?

[@deborahduthie4519]

I faceted a Musgravite and made a ring by request of my Grand-daughter. 'haven't seen it since. The Musgravite fitted the setting perfectly. It wasn't considered precious at the time. The things we do. I have seen both the Hope and the Blue Diamond specimens and it wouldn't surprise me if they were both going by the same name 'Hope' for the sale price.

[@bingohall1333]

Tanzanite was not found in 1967 but a long time before that, it's in Edwardian jewellery in Britain and used by German and Austrian jewellers when they had this in Africa colony some say as early as 1890's was used by the Germans in jewellery with this stone and wasn't British colony until the breakup of the Germans empire after 1914 to 1918 war and later used in German and French art deco jewellery and in American jewellery of the 1940's and 1950's only Americans believe that, that they found it first in 1967. There are books out by Judith Miller collectables series of books. I have got about 12 of these books and there's loads more out there with new ones every year. The thing is they mention that the jewellers knew it's not a sapphire and it's a zoisite they have had before maybe from Pakistan or Afghanistan I cannot remember every detail but it's in one of these books and the ones I saw it in, these books say were it's from Africa and a German colony. It's like the story of the light bulb, the same with Joseph Swan who invented the light bulb about a year 1869/70 before Edison men copied his patent application with all the British way of spelling words allegedly even Edison went to court in England and losted because his patent number was almost a year after Swan's. Edison losted face in Britain they laughed him back to his ship, going home he never came back because he was seen as a cheat and a scoundrel you tried to cheat someone out of getting there first. Then soon after the stories of inventions he claimed, were by other men including Nickola Tesla under American law someone doesn't own the rights to inventions while they are employed by someone else. In Britain it's the inventor right to patent a application not the employer. This happened to the Star Wars guy found out in British courts that British guy made the stormtrooper helmet or the vader helmet and it was his right to patent it he was taken to court and won against George Lucas and to this day this guy makes these helmets and sells them Love mum

[@Monicaelliott-k5g]

wow, this video is really informative and well put together. i had no idea some gemstones could be worth so much! but honestly, isn’t it kinda crazy how we place such a high value on these stones when there are so many pressing issues in the world? like, shouldn't we focus more on what truly matters?

[@tscottshea]

Not to quibble, but if you google "Empress of Uruguay," Wikipedia says it's a gigantic amethyst geode weighing 2.5 tons. No mention of jeremejevite. :(

[@DavidFMayerPhD]

chemical composition of tanzanite is calcium aluminum hydroxy silicate, or Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)

[@KAMMD]

Painite !!! New to me !!!

[@raphaelandrews3617]

Remember the Pink Panther, diamond, very rare and expensive, over 6m.

[@carolthomas8004]

I was privileged to be allowed to try on the Pink Panther Diamond, when I visited a Diamonds International location, while they were promoting the movie. I could hardly breathe! It was awesome!! // As an unsolicited recommendation, if you're ever near a DI location, I highly recommend & encourage you to go visit. They are outstanding in their merchandise & service!

[@denisehelm2039]

I have an uncut blood red ruby stone. This stone is quite large. However, I can't find a lapidary to cut it unless I send it half way across the US. That makes me a little nervous for fear it could so called "get lost" during transportation.

[@thitesmarantz4970]

Yes,I don’t blame you. Trust no one when it comes to gemstone and diamonds.I had a bad experience on taking my diamond earrings to jewelry store for resetting, they changed my diamonds to smaller ones. I was thinking of it for a while. The owner said,they didn’t change it.

[@rickykaneshiro2503]

My grandfather was one of the scientists who created cubic zirconia but was dismissed due to his "relentless parm" to use profits made by selling cubic zirconia to diamond dealers as funding for other work they were over seeing. He also got charged for stealing a bunch of cubic zirconia to sell. The local diamond dealer wanted to "crush his face" for trying to cheat him, he knew instantly they were fake, the investors knew they would, only my pops thought it would work.

[@mikewaterfield3599]

Red diamond, insanely rare.

[@lisabaltzer4190]

I think grey diamonds are the most beautiful color.

[@Zeromint]

Very interesting and informative video. My favorite has to be the blue garnet.

[@alanfoster6589]

My favorite stone is Benitoite. Interestingly, the state gemstone of California. A few locations around the planet, but the real cuttable stones come from (surprise) San Benito County, California. Mined out decades ago, but sometimes usable stuff comes from hunters working through slag piles. Benitoite is just hard enough to work properly. It has the color of fine blue sapphire and the dispersion of diamond. Nothing like it. Anything cuttable over a carat is rare. Found a .9 ct cut stone decades ago at the Tuscon show and had it simply set in a unisex ring. I have yet to find a jeweler who correctly identified it. Asked a rep for Tiffany about it. "We can't sell what we can't get," he told me. So, few folks know about it.

[@debbied7035]

That brief clip of tanzanite in matrix is actually Benitoite in matrix.

[@maryannkom299]

I love we say Painite was named after the guy who “discovered” it. But he didn’t really discover it all.

[@mikeymyers4744]

What would a 191.0 carat painite raw specimen go for then?

[@gailsawyer7736]

I really would like to see what these gems look like in the rough before they are made into jewelry.

[@garymiller5937]

Incredible gems! 😮 😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@DebbieSuttle]

Those are pretty awesome gemstone one of them is my birthstone which is the red stone 😊

[@beester1432]

So, what does the thumbnail picture have anything to do with this video besides click bait.?

[@MarkoLeskovarLessi]

A thumb down 😂,makes sense? 4:18

[@carolthomas8004]

The big gem mining company's are controlling the gem market/s & can raise & lower prices by controlling the availability of various gems.

[@carrorallison7656]

Yes its called The DeBeers Corporation.

[@lesleygiles8924]

I read about the rabbit births years ago. The book reckoned that the rabbits were not only deceased but also jointed (yes, as in prepared for cooking!).

[@MichaelBrown-yr2hm]

It looks like God hit a mushroom with a lightning bolt lol

[@johnwinner8511]

Maybe , I did a healing prayer over the necklaces .😂😂😂

[@docalexander2853]

They are rocks. Get over who has the prettiest rocks.

[@michellel564]

🤣🤣

[@KartikPatel-nt4ff]

😅well information good show you 😅😅

[@StephenRada-q6g]

Interesting documentary. I was turned into a gemhead as a child by my father & uncle 😊

[@dawnsalois]

I have 2 color change blue/red garnet. Not very big both just over 1 ct and are marquise cut (boo). I would have rather had ovals. but hey at least I have one.

[@carolthomas8004]

Yeah, the marquise cut requires bigger rough & can waste a lot of the stone if not polished by an outstanding cutter.

[@ernestoaparato8017]

I like the back part

[@goldcambodia]

Very nice!

[@carolthomas8004]

Taffeite?? WOW!!!

[@goatrectum]

Wow, those heart cut gems… 🤢🤮

[@evolancer211]

Dunno if Red Beryl is that rare, I mean Leon S. Kennedy is collecting them like candy, and putting them in thongs just to up it's value Also, what different about this video and the other rare gemstones video you've released?

[@AVADAMS1967]

I'm surprised "Morganite" didn't make the list. Did the demand fall in the last few years?

[@chanvalentine8283]

I saw a red diamond once. It was something like an eighth of a karat. Gorgeous, surrounded by white diamonds.

[@DanielF-ty3sb]

Very good!

[@JayS.-mm3qr]

Cant believe a video like this exists without actually saying how much the gems are worth.

[@jojilinborres9592]

I have here a gemstone color orange. How can i show you?

[@Toyboykh]

Good!

[@ant-1382]

Hard to believe people would be willing to pay such astronomical prices for what amounts to a rock!

[@nickeypetersen5622]

Not really. If buying jevels or gold is a kind of money safety. You avoid inflation and keep the price. And whatever who can affect the valuta world.

[@chesterreefnorthern3565]

Spoken by a poor person

[@nickeypetersen5622]

@@chesterreefnorthern3565 hahaha😊 actually not. But it was fun to read.

[@georgealderson4424]

​@@chesterreefnorthern3565There are lots of us around but poor doesn't mean bad!

[@wmffmw]

Beautiful Rocks.....when money means nothing to you or everything and you want monetary stability.

[@kevinarmstrong6957]

When you have more money than brains .

[@xyz-pg3zd]

What do you mean here

[@LiveLoveLaugh5685]

Shinny rocks

[@debrawilder9551]

I got lucky bought ruby 2 strand necklace abd 4 are blood ones

[@wormwoodmain6677]

Damn bro dropped a sick rap at 2:01 and thought we wouldn't notice.

[@thitesmarantz4970]

I like diamond,Blue green tourmaline and taffeite♥️is new to me gorgeous stone.

[@Mnemoniforma9.00]

The jeweler across the street from me had a rather large pink diamond in the window for Christmas once. It looked like somebody set off a glitter bomb and froze the explosion in watermelon juice.

[@toddhardy6224]

You kind of lose all credibility when you constantly show people chipping colored glass out of concrete

[@teresayates8274]

And in the end, its just a rock.😂

[@lucyosborne9239]

I have multiple tabs open because I wanted to see how many of these so-called "rare" gemstones really are that rare. Though I only found one Taafite, there were plenty of offerings starting at $0.99 on eBay. It's amazing what happens when you look around a little. Some of them have high price tags and the Taafite was selling for about $3K for a 1.17ct cushion with poor clarity but the rest were reasonable, certified and lovely specimens. Caveat emptor. If you buy from eBay, take your gem to a certified gemologist and don't buy unless the seller has a "returns accepted, no questions asked" policy.

[@lindaboone2051]

Emeralds can be more valuable than diamonds .

[@terrielynn591]

What about kariba tourmaline?

[@ToysToolsandTales]

Why are we watching the exact same show u released last year?

[@KAMMD]

? Y R U watching again ?

[@strongestnattyever-videos2247]

@@KAMMD *Yeahhh as someone who is a billionaire, myself, you just wouldn’t understand.*

[@strongestnattyever-videos2247]

*Yeahhh as someone who is a billionaire, myself, you just wouldn’t understand.*

[@markgarin6355]

Don't misuse the term 'precious'... it's use is limited to only a few gemstones. Not sure why you explain an example stone and show something else. Alexandrite is a color variant/ type of chrysoberyl. Strange you went to the trouble using beryl for that family representatives.

[@donitaforrest9064]

The Pink Diamonds Are My Favorites ◇ The Pink Panther

[@Damoinion]

Personally, I think a lot of these gems have their beauty ruined when they get set surrounded by diamonds. Just makes them look tacky to me.

[@spirithope]

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[@roseschulist5443]

Wow

[@MichaelBrown-yr2hm]

I know where there’s lots of of them but we’re not allowed to have any of them!

[@TheArtistAlejandro]

Test of time? They are already millions of years old.