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Gemstones are rare occurrences on this earth with the sparkling stones forming over millions and billions of years. With more than 200 types of gemstones known to man, it is common knowledge that the most precious gemstones in the world are diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds. However, there are some rarest gemstones in the world that are at least a thousand to million times rare in the world in terms of their known quantities.
Needless to say their values far exceed even some of the world’s most desired gemstones. There is something quite unique about them all that makes them rare in the world. Here are 5 of the rarest gemstones in the world with their unique features.
What are the Rarest Gemstones in the World?
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Tanzanite : Tanzanite found its day in the market after it was first discovered in the year 1967 in the country of Tanzania, Africa. It was one of the rare gemstones in the world to show an excellent trichroism, which means that it displays three different colors when looked at from different angles. In the case of Tanzanite, the colors are blue, violet and burgundy. However, the thing that actually makes Tanzanite rare is its extreme scarcity in the world. It is mined from only one mine in the world, which is about 7 km long and 2 km wide and is expected to be mined out in the next 30 years.
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Emerald: Emerald is found worldwide but the most gorgeous green gemstones today are reported to originate in South America. In ancient times, Emeralds were respected and revered by ancient Egypt. As far back as 1500 BC Egyptian mummies were buried with Emeralds as they were believed to symbolize fertility rebirth, and eternal youth. Today, we can equate this with longevity.
The Incas and Aztecs were also known to value green Emeralds further worshiping them as Gods and deities.
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This is a beautiful and unique carving of an emerald stone lingam, which has immense spiritual power as per Hindu culture, being a symbol of energy of the Adiyogi Lord Shiva. Lingams are worshipped as representing Lord Shiva in Hindu temples. Emerald is also considered as a stone of love, compassion, forgiveness, fidelity and truthfulness. In short, it heals the heart. Its properties include enhancing the intuitive, psychic and clairvoyant abilities. Since ancient times, our wise sages have worn emerald on them. Since ancient times, Emerald is regarded as a highly effective astrological gemstone of vedic astrology. According to the classical Hindu literature, emerald gemstone represents small yet powerful planet Mercury that bears a strong influence over one's life. Astrologers place deep trust in emerald gemstone for gaining wisdom. Wearing emerald gem is also considered beneficial for students preparing for competitive exams.
This Emerald gemstone Shivling is perfect for your home, and you can carry this everywhere as a protection talisman. Lord Shiva is the supreme protector, and the Shivling is his actual representation, so you can definitely buy this and keep it always with you for divine safeguarding.
Red Beryl : Discovered in the Wah Wah Mountains of Utah, Red Beryl belongs to the same mineral family as emeralds and aquamarines. However, what makes Red Beryl unique is that more than 95% of the mineral found every year is of lower quality. Very few of the high quality are worthy of being used as gems. But these make great collecter’s pieces as they are never faceted.
Black Opal : Opals are known to be creamy-white with an explosion of colours inside them owing to the diffraction of light and play-of-colour. Most opals are white, grey, or green in colour. However, the black variety of the Opals that is only found in Australia is the rarest. The black background in the colours makes it look like the Northern lights.
Alexandrite : Popularly known as “Emerald by day, ruby by night,” Alexandrite is famous for its ability to change colours in different lights. In that, Alexandrite appears blue to green in broad daylight, while it shows a red to purple hue in lower lights. Discovered in the Ural mountains in the year 1830, the gemstone was named after Czar Alexander II. Its rarity can be understood by the fact that its source in Ural mountains was exhausted within a couple of decades of its discovery and is now only found in Brazil and a couple of other mines.