MOST EXPENSIVE Gemstones Ever Discovered

Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but anybody can appreciate something like the Koh-i-Noor. These amazing pieces of jewelry may only end up in the homes of millionaires and billionaires, but they all come from the same place-the ground. Deep, deep underground. Mining these things is hard enough on its own, but finding them can be even more difficult. And when there are only a handful of specific gems in existence, you can forget about it! But sometimes, that’s where the fun lies. So join us for today’s video, where we countdown the top 15 most expensive gemstones ever discovered!
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[@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.

[@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!

[@sunzheng3146]

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.

[@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

[@carolthomas8004]

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

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

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

[@Crystal_Gems_Palace92]

youtube.com/@crystal_gems_palace92?si=UQjrwUiIu0FaFf8J

[@MichaelBrown-yr2hm]

Even BuggsBunny doesn’t have that many carrots lol

[@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.

[@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.

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Wow, all unique & totally amazing. Thank you.

[@armpitfuzz]

Tanzanite is typically brown when mined, heat treatment brings out the beautiful blues and purples.

[@poetcomic1]

All kinds of Tanzanite funny business going on with Tanzanite - you need serious paper work to validate.

[@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

[@patallder]

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

[@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]

😂😂😂

[@fardadsayyarpour3581]

Thank you for your informative video and explanations. Regards

[@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!

[@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?

[@wendyf8262]

All are absolutely beautiful!

[@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

[@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.

[@pathtohappiness4711]

Excellent way of awareness in this episode Thanks

[@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.

[@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!

[@yvonnecarter4118]

Excellent. Thanks

[@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.

[@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

[@eriklarson2066]

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

[@Hammerage1]

Definitely makes you think about the effects of unregulated capitalism.

[@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❤

[@grammasgardenofideas5081]

4:15 the casing for this tanzanite pendant is awesome

[@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.

[@eternalme6077]

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

[@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.*

[@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

[@lindanorris2455]

gorgeous!

[@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...

[@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.

[@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😢

[@Abigail-d2k]

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

[@Carma4001]

I got lots of tanzanite. I love it!

[@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.

[@lyons1960]

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

[@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.

[@KAMMD]

Painite !!! New to me !!!

[@mrtomcruise5192]

Im heavily invested in smokey quartz

[@JoshSand-bl3wi]

I have a lot of this Smokey quartz I found a cache that just produces and produces It’s a secret but I love it Just thought I’d share

[@KittyGonzalez-bc8ee]

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

[@gailsawyer7736]

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

[@mikewaterfield3599]

Red diamond, insanely rare.

[@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!

[@garymiller5937]

Incredible gems! 😮 😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@mikeymyers4744]

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

[@DebbieSuttle]

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

[@Mr_Sativa]

Does anyone else hear Charlie Sheen?

[@firecracker8071]

I was thinking the same thing

[@maryannkom299]

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

[@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.

[@armpitfuzz]

All Beryls are beautiful..... The nails holding the Beryl need a damn good scrubbing Very FEW gem stones are actually naturally coloured, this is why the red diamonds are mentally expensive.

[@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. :(

[@ernestoaparato8017]

I like the back part

[@AVADAMS1967]

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

[@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.

[@dontheconloser5460]

Shinny rocks

[@MichaelBrown-yr2hm]

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

[@johnwinner8511]

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

[@carolthomas8004]

Taffeite?? WOW!!!

[@goatrectum]

Wow, those heart cut gems… 🤢🤮

[@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!).

[@debrawilder9551]

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

[@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.

[@douglascampbell3861]

I don't bye preon Jim's sometimes they are Kerst

[@Toyboykh]

Good!

[@KartikPatel-nt4ff]

😅well information good show you 😅😅

[@chanvalentine8283]

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

[@lisabaltzer4190]

I think grey diamonds are the most beautiful color.

[@TheArtistAlejandro]

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

[@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?

[@sethdewey9123]

Whys this sound like charlie sheen?? Lol

[@SoniaGil-qj9jz]

Sort of , voice sounds much older

[@zimtt1276]

@@SoniaGil-qj9jz He is much older. 😁 58.

[@johnwinner8511]

Maybe God had him on spin dry stone.

[@AxeBoy-g9o]

I have painite crystal

[@LeileeBaker805]

Ima find me one some day😮

[@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.

[@roseschulist5443]

Wow

[@MichaelBrown-yr2hm]

It’s either this or ruby

[@lindaboone2051]

Emeralds can be more valuable than diamonds .

[@teresayates8274]

And in the end, its just a rock.😂

[@DanielF-ty3sb]

Very good!

[@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.

[@donitaforrest9064]

The Pink Diamonds Are My Favorites ◇ The Pink Panther

[@terrielynn591]

What about kariba tourmaline?

[@cherylj7460]

Red beryl!

[@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.*

[@jojilinborres9592]

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

[@mumo9413]

Beware when buying gemstones! What is their grade? Are they natural in colour? Most diamonds are heated to change the colour! What is carat weight, clarity, luster, inclusions? Naturally coloured stones are the ones stated here! Natural is best & will increase in value! Always purchase over 1ct if you can?

[@MichaelBrown-yr2hm]

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

[@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!

[@wmffmw1854]

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

[@kevinarmstrong6957]

When you have more money than brains .

[@dumbnhung]

I call BS on any Top 10 list that doesn't include Kryptonite!

[@Bloomcycle]

If you gave someone a ruby and told them it's a garnet . They would think it's worth a garnet

[@torgibson8998]

What about kyawthuite??? Forgot this genstone

[@a.michelle9289]

Pretty sure I saw Queen Camilla wearing the blue diamond heart recently

[@toddhardy6224]

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

[@PhonePole]

AI Charlie Sheen lol

[@jmatt4life]

Despite description and claims, I never have noticed a blue tint in an emerald.

[@Sharon-yk7xm]

Expensively damaged earth look at the discusting mess

[@d.k.f9782]

We are like a moving pest on this planet

[@susanmercurio1060]

Alexandrite is one of my birthstones.