So much so that one of the the most expensive colored gemstones ever sold at auction until this past may was a ruby.
Most expensive ruby stone in the world.
With the sale of the sunrise ruby the beautiful red gemstone has joined the exclusive club.
Above we featured the diamond as one of the most expensive gemstones and coming in at number 1 with a price tag of over 1 million per carat is the red diamond.
This precious gemstone traces its origin to myanmar.
Yes rubies can cost a fortune.
The sunrise ruby weighs 5 1 g or 25 59 carat.
The world s most expensive ruby the sunrise ruby is also the world s most expensive gemstone other than a diamond.
The ruby has been set between hexagonal diamonds to create an exquisitely beautiful piece of jewelry.
Tanzanite 1 200 per carat black opal 9 500 per carat red beryl 10 000 per carat musgravite 35 000 per carat alexandrite 70 000 per carat emerald 305 000 per carat ruby 1 18 million per carat pink diamond 1 19 million per carat jadeite 3 million per carat.
Here is the top 10 list of most expensive gemstones in the world.
The sunrise ruby.
Until recently the magic 1 million per carat mark was only achieved by colored diamonds.
Top 10 most expensive ruby in the world ew editor last updated on july 10 2020 properties of large jewelry houses and private collectors who love beautiful pieces the rubies presented in this article are stones with high investment value coveted by many bidders and many characteristics define the price of rubies.