12 Rare Gemstones Every Collector Should Know

Think you know rare gems? These 12 deserve a place on every collector’s wish list.

1. Alexandrite — prized for its dramatic color change.
2. Demantoid garnet — brilliant green garnet with horsetail inclusions.
3. Paraíba tourmaline — neon blue-green color.
4. Taaffeite — once mistaken for spinel.
5. Grandidierite — an exceptionally rare blue-green stone.
6. Benitoite — vivid blue fluorescence.
7. Red beryl — rare and dramatically scarce.
8. Musgravite — a collector’s classic.
9. Jeremejevite — pale blue to colorless.
10. Hackmanite — loved for color change.
11. Color-change garnet — different in every light.
12. Natural pearl — an organic treasure.

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