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.
Most expensive ruby per carat.
30 20 carat burmese ruby and diamond ring.
This comes after a 26 carat ruby named the sunrise ruby was sold off at 1 18 million per carat in 2015 in geneva.
Here is the top 10 list of most expensive gemstones in the world.
Alexandrite 12 000 per carat.
The cushion shape ruby is flanked by pear shaped diamonds weighing 2 00 and 2 02 carats respectively.
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.
Emerald 305 000 per carat.
Until recently the magic 1 million per carat mark was only achieved by colored diamonds.
One of the most popular traditional jewelry stones ruby is exceptionally durable.
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.
The most expensive gemstones in the world and the ones that are most often traded are diamonds sapphire and rubies.
Blue diamond 3 93 million per carat.
The most expensive type of ruby is called pigeon blood ruby and is a ruby with a slight purple hue.
Musgravite 35 000 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.
Fine quality rubies are some of the most expensive gemstones with record prices over 1 000 000 per carat.
Jadeite 20 000 per carat.
Rubies are now priced at about 1 18 million per carat placing them among the most expensive precious stones out there.
You can expect to pay around 15 000 per carat for a top quality ruby larger than 1 carat.
Its colors always red can reach vivid levels of saturation.
Other most expensive gemstones are as follows.