Carat for carat, no gem is more expensive than a diamond, given a superior cut, clarity and colour classification.
Other gems can be more expensive than diamonds when the diamonds lack top qualities.
no a diamond is a gem.
Rarity per se isn't the issue; high-quality, gemstone quality and rarity, that is the issue.At the top ranges, a ruby may be more rare than a diamond, but a near-perfect diamond may be rarest of all.
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a diamond is a mineral (also is a gem)
A clear (relative) crystal of Diamond what ever be the color,even black now-a-days that can be used in Jewellery or as a collectable maybe called a Gem diamond. Industrial diamond are usually opaque and dumb to look at!!
By weight, when comparing equal amounts of platinum and diamond, gem-quality diamond will always be more expensive.
The Ruby is more expensive.
No, the Hope Diamond is not the most expensive diamond in the world. While it is one of the most famous and valuable diamonds, there are other diamonds that are more expensive due to their size, clarity, and color.
Of equal weight, gem-quality diamond is more valuable than silver.
diamond is alot harder than goldAnother AnswerBy weight, gem-quality diamonds are more valuable than gold. By weight, gold is more valuable than industrial diamonds. Only about 20% of all diamonds mined are gem-quality.
By weight, a gem-stone quality diamond is more valuable than oil.
Gram for gram, a gem-quality diamond is always more expensive than platinum. However, gram for gram, platinum is always more expensive that industrial diamonds. It is important to keep in mind that diamond prices are kept artificially high because DeBeers hides away much of the diamonds they mine to exaggerate scarcity i.e. diamonds are a manipulated market (vs. a free market).
The cut itself is not an indicator of gem-stone price. The excellence of the cut may affect the price. The cut of a diamond stone is determined by the diamond cutter in order to preserve the other best qualities of the raw stone, such as colour, clarity or carat weight.
They are rare (in part because supply is artificially restricted by owners of diamond mines and other wholesale diamond merchants), and they last virtually forever.Another AnswerEighty percent of all diamonds mined are industrial diamonds, which are not expensive. Gem-quality diamonds can be expensive. Supply of gem-quality diamonds is unrestricted, if you have the money to purchase them. The finest, highest-quality gem-stones are indeed rare.
Your answer depends on the individual diamond. Gem-stone quality raw diamonds are much more clear than industrial-quality diamonds. You can see a photo of a raw, gem-stone quality diamond, and learn more about them, below.
You can read more about the diamond company you reference by following the link, below. As to a specific gem, you can take the gem to a certified gemologist to pay for more information about it.
Not a diamond.I know that