things U not know about gems

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THINGS U DNT KNOW ABOUT GEMS

      here are the most amazing and interesting facts about gems u not know...
             
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  • A rare pink diamond known for its oval shape and vividly pink hue became the most expensive gemstone ever sold at an auction , sold at a record sale price of $71.2million(around 4853881995.07 INR in indian currency) in Hong Kong
  • PEARL is the only GeM created by a living animal called OYSTER or mollusk.
  • did u know the Diamond are the hardest natural substance found on earth
  • it takes 1 to 3 yrs to make a Pearl in natural conditions
  • ancient egyption queen" Cleopatra’s Favorite Gemstone" is Peridot.
  • the Garnet is named on the seeds of a fruit called Pomegranates
  • the softest and lightest gemstone is AMBER It is so light that it is able to float when in salt water
  •  the most valueable Alexandrite is the Smithsonian Alexandrite was Discovered in Sri Lanka,  the Smithsonian jewel is red and green in color, and weighs 65.08 carats.  It is currently one of the rarest, and most valuable, jewels in the world.
  • In 1907, a huge Blue Sapphire was discovered in, Sri Lanka.  This was a huge deal, as blue is one of the rarest colors of sapphire on the planet. The sapphire was cut and polished into the Blue Giant of the Orient. it was reported to weigh 466 carats, and became the largest-faceted blue sapphire in the world.

    • .Most expensive single jewel ever sold at auction..In the 1950s, the diamond was sold by Winston to a private collector, who owned it up until 2010.  In 2010 it was put up for sale by Sotheby’s auctioneers in Geneva, Switzerland, where the pink diamond sold for US $46 million (3135934996.81 INR),


  • The American Golden Topaz currently holds the record for the largest piece of cut yellow topaz in the world.  it is one of the largest faceted gems of any kind.  It is sized at 22,892 carats (4.5785 kg) and has 172-facets
  • .the largest and most valuable opal in the world  It was discovered in Australia and was named the Olympic Australis opal, bcs Olympic Games being held in Melbourne at the time.  It weighs a remarkable 17,000 carats (3450 grams,) and is 99% gem
  • The largest double-star Ruby in the world is the Neelanjali Ruby, which weighs 1,370 carats (274 g).  It was unveiled to the world at the end of 1988, and  it holds the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest double-star ruby.   
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