The 10 Most Valuable Gemstones; Worth Up to $300,000 a gram!

The most valuable gemstone is worth $300,000 a gram. Yet, it is not the only absurdly rare and valuable gemstone which can be found around the planet. Today's video outlines 10 such examples which are each more valuable and rarer than rubies, emeralds, and even diamonds. This list includes benitoite which is found in California, red beryl which is found in Utah, and kyawthuite which is found in Burma.

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Sources/Citations:
[1] Mindat, https://www.mindat.org/
[2] Mindat, "Kyawthuite", https://www.mindat.org/min-46909.html
[3] Mindat, "Painite", https://www.mindat.org/min-3063.html
[4] Mindat, "Grandidierite", https://www.mindat.org/min-1737.html
[5] Mindat, "Alexandrite", https://www.mindat.org/min-109.html
[6] Mindat, "Red Beryl", https://www.mindat.org/min-690.html
[7] Mindat, "Serendibite", https://www.mindat.org/min-3623.html
[8] Mindat, "Musgravite", https://www.mindat.org/min-27238.html
[9] Mindat, "Paraiba Tourmaline", https://www.mindat.org/min-29238.html
[10] Mindat, "Bentitoite", https://www.mindat.org/min-624.html
[11] Mindat, "Poudretteite", https://www.mindat.org/min-3272.html
[12] Mindat, "Pyant Gyi mine (Pyan Gyi), Pein-Pyit (Painpyit; Pyan Pyit), Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar", https://www.mindat.org/loc-193876.html
[13] Mindat, "Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada", https://www.mindat.org/loc-599.html
[14] Mindat, "California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA", https://www.mindat.org/loc-3531.html
[15] Mindat, "Ernabella Mission, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY; APY Lands), South Australia, Australia", https://www.mindat.org/loc-12311.html

0:00 $300,000 a gram
1:03 Poudretteite
1:37 Bentitoite
2:19 Paraiba Tourmaline
2:45 Musgravite
3:14 Serendibite
3:30 Red Beryl
3:58 Alexandrite
4:17 Grandidierite
4:29 Painite
4:55 Kyawthuite