Top 10 Rarest Gemstones On The Planet

Jadeite

Jadeite
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Jadeite may sound like the various semi-precious stones known informally as "jade," but this incredibly rare gem is many times more valuable and is most valued when it is colored a deep, translucent green. Jadeite is mainly found in limited quantities in Myanmar. 

Musgravite

Musgravite
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Another precious stone in the same family as Taaffeite only this stone's color ranges from a brilliant greenish gray to purple. Musgravite was discovered in 1967 in the Musgrave Range of Southern Australia. Recently, small quantities of Musgravite have been located in Greenland, Antarctica, Sri Lanka, Madagascar and Tanzania. 

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