subject: Top 3 Rare Minerals And Gems For Your Collection [print this page] Love collecting items? Why not include minerals and gems in your collection? They are no longer hard to find these days. Simply log online and you will already find lots of minerals and gems for sale. Now, what names to look for? If you're new on this, you must be familiarized with the top 3 stones to include in your minerals and gems collection. Read on this article to help you get started.
Painite. Named after its British discoverer, Arthur Charles Davy Pain, the painite has been described in the past years by the Guinness Book of World Records as the rarest gem mineral. It was first discovered in the 1950's in Burma and was considered to be among the rarest minerals ever since. It is pink to red brown in color and is pleocroic, meaning it displays different colors from different angles.
Two, there's the serendibite. Created via an incredibly complex formula which is composed of calcium, magnesium, aluminum, silicon, boron, and oxygen, the serendibite is a cyan colored stone that displays blue, blue-green, grey-blue, light yellow, and a deep dark blue and can be transparent to translucent. It was first discovered in Sri Lanka and costs a hefty $14,300 per carat just for its smallest stone, so you know.
And third, you have the poudretteite. Among these 3, this one is considered to be the softest. First found in Mont St. Hillaire in Quebec, Canada, this stone's primary color-causing element is manganese and its resulting crystals can be pink, purple, and clear in color. And if before there were only seven crystals discovered for this stone, now more gem-quality pieces had been unearthed in Mogok.
So be sure not to miss these top 3 minerals and gems on your collection. They may have differences, but they're all beautiful. Just pick your choice.
