One of the most popular traditional jewelry stones ruby is exceptionally durable.
Most expensive ruby per carat.
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 most expensive gemstones in the world and the ones that are most often traded are diamonds sapphire and rubies.
This impressive 30 20 carat ruby made a buzz when it topped the sotheby s geneva auction in may 2012 at the price of 4 265 586 or 141 245 per carat.
The most expensive type of ruby is called pigeon blood ruby and is a ruby with a slight purple hue.
Alexandrite 12 000 per carat.
Rubies are now priced at about 1 18 million per carat placing them among the most expensive precious stones out there.
Musgravite 35 000 per carat.
The cushion shape ruby is flanked by pear shaped diamonds weighing 2 00 and 2 02 carats respectively.
Its colors always red can reach vivid levels of saturation.
The price per carat increases rapidly when dealing with stones larger than 3 carat but at least they are on the market unlike benitoite for example.
Fine quality rubies are some of the most expensive gemstones with record prices over 1 000 000 per carat.
With the sale of the sunrise ruby the beautiful red gemstone has joined the exclusive club.
Until recently the magic 1 million per carat mark was only achieved by colored diamonds.
You can expect to pay around 15 000 per carat for a top quality ruby larger than 1 carat.
Price per carat comparison.
This comes after a 26 carat ruby named the sunrise ruby was sold off at 1 18 million per carat in 2015 in geneva.
Other most expensive gemstones are as follows.
30 20 carat burmese ruby and diamond ring.
In 2020 it s a blue diamond costing nearly 4 million per carat besting the previous holder a pink star diamond a 1 2 million per carat.
Here is the top 10 list of most expensive gemstones in the world.
Emerald 305 000 per carat.