Top 10 Red Gemstones
Gemstones aren't only luxury items - they are related to history, culture, science, traditions, and sometimes to expressing emotions (engagement proposal rings).When you hold a gemstone, you hold something more than a beautiful jewelry - for example, diamonds were formed over a billion years ago, one hundred miles beneath the Earth’s surface.
Red diamond is the most expensive gemstone ever - $1,000,000 per carat.
Red diamonds are the most expensive diamonds with the rarest diamond color in the world.
There are only a very few of the red precious stones known in existence, and most of the red gemstones are quite small.
This gem has been considered the king of all gems for centuries. It was believed that wearing a red Ruby bestowed good fortune on its owner.
This should be number 1
It looks great and it's an extremely rare red stone. Like diamonds, a pure beryl is by nature colorless, but this precious stone often gets tinted by other minerals.
Hexagonal crystals of beryl can be up to several meters in size.
Topaz can be wine red, reddish-orange or pink-orange
Sanskrit writings refer to Spinel as the daughter of ruby.
It's marketed under the name raspberry beryl or raspberyl.
It is a newly identified mineral species, first recognized in 2003. It's similar to beryl.
Also known as Rubellite Tourmaline or Red Tourmaline.
A true Rubellite shines just as intensely in artificial light as it does in daylight.
Other historically important names going back to biblical times are Jacinth and Hyacinth
You can see the deep red color garnet can exhibit.
The so called Ant Hill Garnet has the nest red color, in my opinion. Yes, it's garnet mined by ants.
Andesine is a relatively new gem on the market. Andesine is commonly available as red stones.