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Here`s a list of 10 rarest and most priceless gems in the world. They are rare, beautiful, priceless, and one of a kind. Some people believed that this gems hold a supernatural power of healing or blessing. This is the detail of the 10 gems:

1. the Diamond of Hope

The diamond was found for the first time in 17 century in India.a lucky French Traveler Jean Baptiste Tavanier owned after he bought it from a slave. The hope diamond of the diamond hope carried many tragic stories and it is believed that the diamond is cursed. Today, the diamond is owned and saved in Smithsonian Institute and we can only see them from the out of the bullet proof glass

02. Star of India

The diamond`s weighs is 563.35 carats and since it was found 300 years ago, in Sri Lanka, It has been titled as the largest star sapphire in the world. The gem was stolen from American Museum of Natural History but it was lucky that it was finally found in a bus station locker.

03. Star of Africa

The diamond is also named the Cullinan and weighs 530.20 carats. This peer-shaped diamond is rare and recorded the second largest cut diamond on earth.

04. The Tiffany Yellow Diamond

The diamond was discovered in 1878 in South Africa and it is recorded as one of the rarest and the largest diamond in the planet. This very rare Yellow diamond weighs 287.42 carats

05. Queen Marie of Romania’s Sapphire

The Blue diamond has loads story and huge popularity since hundreds of years ago. It came from Sri Lanka and it has unique color and shaped. It is known as one of the largest diamond and one of the most historical diamond in the world

06. Star of Asia

Although the size is not as big as Star of India, this stone is still known as one of the largest ,the rarest, and the most beautiful blue-violet sapphire in our planet. It was found in Myanmar and today it is become one of the collection of Smithsonian Museum

07. the Koh-I-Noor or ‘Mountain of Light’

Koh-I-Noor weighs 105 carat and is symbol of Power and dignity. The diamond that came from Andhra Pradesh becomes the pride of British people now. Many people believed that owning this diamond means have a power to rule the world

08. The Orlov

The Orlov was known since the 18th century and many people had already seen how big it is. The diamond was found in Tamil Nadu. It was used as a healing stone in a Hindu temple. It is unfortunate that the stone is no longer available in Tamil Nadu this time

09. The Mughal Emerald

The diamond weighs 217.80 carats. It has extraordinary size,shape, and color. The gems once owned by Aurangzeb, the great Mughal Emperors of India. It is owned by Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar. The emerald was sold on Christie`s auction, on 27 September 2001, for £1,543,750.

10 The Spirit of de Grisogono

The Spirit of de Grisogono came from central African Republic and it is recorded and known as 5th largest diamond in the world and the biggest black diamond cut in the world. The diamond is set in a white gold ring with and fashioned with 702 smaller diamonds. It is unknown who is the owner of the diamond this time.

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