What is a gem? And why painite from Myanmar can fetch US$60,000 per carat
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What makes a stone a gem? It boils down to a few key qualities: beauty and durability. But opal, the national gemstone of Australia, is an anomaly - it’s soft.
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What is a gem? And why painite from Myanmar can fetch US$60,000 per carat
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![For reference, Painite is worth around $75000 Canadian dollars per carat, or around 377k per gram. : r/facepalm](https://preview.redd.it/kzmjehezc4p61.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=534f54630dd390a31f442850aa3398ebd0f32ad6)
For reference, Painite is worth around $75000 Canadian dollars per carat, or around 377k per gram. : r/facepalm
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