Interesting Facts About Gemstones

There are so many different gemstones available today. Each gemstone is unique in its way. These gemstones are beautiful and valuable due to its construct and rarity. There are more than 4000 naturally occurring mineral on this earth that we know of.

These minerals commonly develop from the cooling of molten rock or magma but it’s what they can become that is 9Gem.com

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particularly intriguing. When cluster of mineral form or different combination come together, they can develop into precious and other natural resources like gold, tin, iron, marble, and granite.

Numerous minerals additionally frame beautiful precious stones, with the most looked for sought after being gemstones. While uncut gemstones are apparently plain in appearance, once sliced to shape and cleaned, they show the magnificence and offer that has seen them turn out to be so attractive.

Historically gemstones are categorized into different classes; precious and semi-precious gemstones. While there are any 9Gem.com

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number of semi-precious gems, diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emerald stones continue to be deemed precious. This status determined by supply and demand as well as the perceived quantities existing on Earth.

Read through some of the most interesting facts there are to learn about gem stones below!

Did you know that the amethyst was once considered a precious gem?

Indeed, until large reserves were found in Brazil, amethysts were deemed highly precious and considerably valuable.

Once these reserves were discovered the value of the amethyst dropped significantly.

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Did you know that diamonds are the hardest natural substance to find on Earth?

These precious gemstones are formed from carbon atoms that have experienced extremely high pressure, hundreds of miles underground. They are only found in a few locations around the world.

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Did you know that a rough, unpolished diamond is the hardest mineral?

It’s for this reason that diamonds are used to cut and drill many different materials as well as create smooth down surfaces. Interestingly, graphite (the mineral used in pencils) is also made from carbon atoms but is considered one of the softest minerals. This is due to the different arrangement of atoms.

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Did you know that in 1997, Christie's auction house sold a Jadeite necklace for nearly $10 million?

While similar in sound to the semiprecious gemstone ‘Jade’, jadeite is extremely rare and highly valuable with the price of one carat set at around $20,000.

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Did you know that the most expensive gemstone ever sold was the Pink Star Diamond sold for $83 million?

Also known as the ‘Fancy Vivid Pink’ diamond, this stunning gemstone was mined in 1999 in South Africa, with a weight of 59.6 carats. With a selling price of $83 million, this diamond became the most expensive gem ever sold.

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Did you know that the famous Hope Diamond is the world’s largest deep blue diamond?

Weighing in at 45.52 carat, the Hope Diamond is one of most visited museum objects in the world (kept at the Smithsonian museum) and remains riddled by mystery!

Reference: www.interflora.com.au

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