List of Gemstones

This is a list of gemstones from the most expensive to the general.

Aquamarine

The Giant Aquamarine

Diamonds

List of famous diamonds
Emeralds

• The Gachala Emerald is one of the largest emeralds in the world at 858 carats (172 g)
• The Chalk Emerald

  

• The Duke of Devonshire Emerald
• The Gachala Emerald
• The Mackay Emerald

Opals

• The Andamooka Opal, presented to Queen Elizabeth II, also known as the Queen's Opal
• The Aurora Australis Opal, considered to be the most valuable black opal
• The Black Prince Opal, originally known as Harlequin Prince
• The Empress of Australia Opal
• The Fire Queen Opal
• The Flame Queen Opal
• The Flamingo Opal

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  The Halley's Comet Opal, the world's largest uncut black opal

• The Jupiter Five Opal
• The Olympic Australis Opal, reported to be the largest and most valuable gem opal ever found.
• The Pride of Australia Opal, also known as the Red Emperor Opal
• The Red Admiral Opal, also known as the Butterfly Stone

Pearl

• Arco Valley Pearl
• The Pearl of Lao Tzu
• Satlada - A seven-stringed pearl necklace of the Nizams.

Ruby

• The DeLong Star Ruby
• The Hixon Ruby Crystal
• The Midnight Star Ruby
• The Neelanjali Ruby
• The Rajaratna Ruby
• The Rosser Reeves Ruby

Sapphires

• The Logan sapphire
• The Queen Marie of Romania Sapphire
• The Ruspoli Sapphire
• The Star of Asia Star Sapphire
• The Star of Bombay, given to Mary Pickford by Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
• The Star of India, the largest and most famous star sapphire in the world

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  Logan SapphireThe Stuart Sapphire

• The Black Star of Queensland, with a weight of 733 carats

Spinels

• The Black Prince's Ruby, actually a spinel mounted on the Imperial State Crown
• The Samarian Spinel, the world's largest spinel
• The Timur Ruby, believed to be a ruby until 1851

Topaz

The American Golden Topaz, the largest cut yellow topaz weighing nearly 23000 carats (4.6 kg).

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