Gemstones are often named after words from other languages. There are many gemstones named after Latin or Greek root words. For instance, rhodolite is derived from the Greek word for “rose.” Rhodolite is a pink gemstone. In the Greek language, a bright green herb, mallow, gave its name to malachite.

The five cardinal gems. Clockwise from top: sapphire, ruby, emerald, amethyst, diamond….The five traditional cardinal gems are:

• amethyst (purple) – Rare and precious in the Old World until large deposits were found in Brazil.
• diamond (white)
• emerald (green)
• ruby (red)
• sapphire (blue)

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History dates gemstone use in Greek History to 1600 BC. Romans also believed in the metaphysical powers of gemstones like Greeks and Egyptians. In 500 BC the first amulet made of gemstones appeared. They used sapphires, garnets, and pearls.

Zircons First Discovery It was one of the first twelve gems worn by the high priests of Israel. Later in 1789, Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743-1817) a German chemist discovered the element zirconium in it while studying a sample of Zircon from Ceylon, present day Sri Lanka.

The 5 Most Famous Gemstones In History

• The Hope Diamond.
• The Taylor-Burton Diamond.
• The Star of India.
• The Pearl of Lao Tzu.
• The Andamooka Opal.

The Halley’s Comet Opal, the world’s largest uncut black opal. The Olympic Australis Opal, reported to be the largest and most valuable gem opal ever found.

50 Most Beautiful Gemstones You’ve Ever Seen

• Aquamarine. Image Source. This piece is appropriately named “The Helix”.
• Rutile. Image Source.
• Ammonite. Image Source.
• Chrysocolla. Image Source.
• Red Beryl. Image Source.
• Emerald. Image Source.
• Gold. Image Source.
• Moldavite. Image Source.

1. The Hope Diamond — $250 million. The most expensive and perhaps the most famous jewel in the world is a 45.52 carat blue stone known as the Hope Diamond. Experts think its unusual blue coloring comes from impurities caused by trace amounts of boron atoms.

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL JEWELLERY IN THE WORLD!

• 1 # The Graff Pink.
• 2 # Tiffany Diamond Necklace.
• 3 # “Briolette” diamond ring by Jar.
• 4 # Bulgari “Two diamonds” ring.
• 5 # Bracelet “Nature de Cristal” by Boucheron.
• 6 # Golf pearl set.
• 7 # The Serpenti Bulgari bracelet.
• 8 # Mellerio’s Night Lily necklace.

The diamond, named “The Oppenheimer Blue” in honor of its previous owner, sold for a final price of $57.5 million. While the Pink Star diamond broke its record for most expensive jewel ever sold, the blue diamond holds the record for the most valuable price per carat at $3.93 million.

Considering the above-mentioned determinants, the best stones that are very similar to real diamonds are moissanite, white sapphire and cubic zirconia.

• Moissanite. Moissanite is a popular gemstone in its own right; however, it is also one of the best diamond imitations and for a good reason.
• White Sapphire.
• Cubic Zirconia.