Rare Rocks And Gemstones

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Rare rocks and gemstones.

Despite their small size they are desirable because so few stones exist. The material from quebec is larger but very scarce. Because they look so much like common materials such as lava rocks or slag from a smelting plant it s easy to misidentify them. Sugilite is a rare mineral and a gemstone best known for its vibrant pink to purple color.

Meteorites are rarer than gold or diamonds and one can turn up almost anywhere. Larimar is a very rare blue variety of the mineral pectolite and is found in only one small area of the dominican republic. Said to be about 1 000 times rarer than diamonds tanzanite is a deep blue gemstone named after tanzania where it was discovered for the first time in 1967. Not all rare and valuable rocks originated on earth.

Andalusite exhibits strong pleochroism and often has sets of oriented inclusions. Villiaumite is seldom discussed among collectors of rare gemstones because until recently no facetable material was known. Top 20 rarest gemstones in the world in order by value 1. Tumbled stones are rocks that have been rounded smoothed and polished in a rock tumbler.