Text by Tay Thye Sun and Rachel Kwek. Photos by Tay Thye Sun and Shutterstock
The infinity stones that make up the infinity gauntlet might not be in our grasp but some of the most valuable gemstones in the world are found natively in Asia. Asian Geographic takes a look at the five most popular gemstones and how to differentiate between a high quality gemstone and a low quality one.
High Quality
Low Quality
$10,000 to $20,000 per carat
$500 to $1000 per carat
$3,000 to $10,000 per carat
$300 per carat
Red
$2,000 per carat
Red
$500 per carat
Green
1.5cm x 0.7cm
$3,500 to $5,000
per piece
Green
5cm x 0.7cm
$250 to $500
per piece
Yellow
3 cm x 2 cm
$500
per piece
Yellow
2 cm x 1.5 cm
$100
per piece
Check out the rest of this article in our lastest issue of Asian Geographic No.136 Issue 3/2019 here or download a digital copy here
