Top 10 Rarest Gemstones On The Planet
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TweetRed Beryl
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Also called Scarlet Emerald or bixbite, Red Beryl has only been found in Utah and New Mexico. The only commercial mine is found in the Wah Wah Mountains of Utah. Red Beryl has been described as 1,000 times more valuable than gold.
Alexandrite
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Named for Tsar Alexander II of Russia, this rare gemstone was thought to be mined out after it was found in 1830 in Russia's Ural Mountains. Alexandrite is a color-changing gemstone. its hue shifts from red to green depending on the light it's exposed to. Recent finds in Brazil, East Africa and Sri Lanka have brought this stone back on the market.
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