TAAFFEITE (RARE STONE, PRECIOUS STONE)

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Throughout history, humans have been adorning themselves with jewelry, first made from pieces of shell, bone and stone sparkly, and then, the jewel is set with a bunch of copper, silver and gold.

It takes millions of years to form crystals in nature, and only a fraction of them will ever discovered, mined, cut and sold as gemstones. Value gemstone depends on many factors, including rarity, quality, arrangement, and even politics.



Named after an Australian gemologist who discovered this stone is Richard Taaffe in 1945. Only a handful were ever found, makes this stone really gemstone for the true collector. Found in a variety of colors ranging from almost colorless to lavender, mauve and purple. Taaffeite found in Sri Lanka and Tanzania. There are other sources of ever found, but until now, Taaffeite remains one of the rarest gemstones and most valuable in the world. The content of this stone is Magnesium, Beryllium, Aluminum and Oxygen.

These are some of the types and colors of stone Taaffeite already found in the world:






Faceted taaffeite, 0.37 ct, Tanzania




Specimen from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka




Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S (Mg3Al8BeO16)

For its price per gram = $ 20,000,,,it is very expensive ...

Picture taken from:
https://ricketyrocket.com/2016/07/22/10-most-expensive-items-by-weight/
http://www.peacefulcentury.net/the-most-expensive-things-in-the-world-that-will-surprise-you/3/
http://udav102.livejournal.com/1077191.html
http://taslar.net/en-nadide-taslar
http://chuansong.me/n/318503451467

link sources :
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taaffeite

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I want one. haha. it has a nice shimmer or glean to it.

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