Here is the top 10 list of most expensive gemstones in the world.
Most expensive ruby stone in the world.
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.
At 25 59 carats the sunrise ruby is a mogok burmese cushion shaped ruby set upon a cartier setting alongside two shield shaped diamonds that weigh 2 47 and 2 70.
So much so that one of the the most expensive colored gemstones ever sold at auction until this past may was a ruby.
With the sale of the sunrise ruby the beautiful red gemstone has joined the exclusive club.
The ruby has been set between hexagonal diamonds to create an exquisitely beautiful piece of jewelry.
Until recently the magic 1 million per carat mark was only achieved by colored diamonds.
The world s most expensive ruby the sunrise ruby is also the world s most expensive gemstone other than a diamond.
The most expensive gemstones in the world and the ones that are most often traded are diamonds sapphire and rubies.
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.
The sunrise ruby.
Yes rubies can cost a fortune.
The sunrise ruby weighs 5 1 g or 25 59 carat.