Painite was first discovered by british gemologist arthur charles davy pain in 1951 and recognized as a new mineral in 1957. For perspective on its awesome rarity the utah geological survey estimates there is one gem quality red beryl crystal for every 150 000 gem quality diamonds. When cut red beryl stones can reach up to 10 000 per carat. If you listen to the guinness book of world records and experts in the field it s safe to say that painite is the rarest gem in the world. Most pieces of the gem prior to taaffe had been misidentified as spinel.
However many painite have been found later. Said to be about 1 000 times rarer than diamonds tanzanite is a deep blue gemstone named after tanzania where it was discovered for the first time in 1967. For many years afterwards it was known only in a few samples and is still one of the rarest gemstone minerals in the world. A few stones have been found in sri lanka namibia and malawi but they were not of jewelry quality. It was first discovered in musgrave ranges australia and later found in madagascar and greenland.
For many years only one specimen of the dark red crystal was in. It was only known in a few samples for many years after and it is still one of the world s rarest gemstone minerals. Chemical and x ray analysis confirmed taaffeite s main constituents as beryllium magnesium and aluminum in 1951 making taaffeite the first mineral to contain both beryllium and magnesium as essential components. Since 2002 the international mineralogical association approved name for taaffeite as a mineral is magnesiotaaffeite 2n 2s. Painite is a rare borate gemstone.
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Discovered in 1902 in the southern region of madagascar grandidierite is an extremely rare gemstone. The precious stone is admired for its array of beautiful colors ranging from a translucent olive green to a greyish purple. For many years only one specimen of the dark red crystal was in. However many painite have been found later. Painite was first discovered by british gemologist arthur charles davy pain in 1951 and recognized as a new mineral in 1957.
