15 Most Rare And Expensive Materials In The World
Sunday, Aug 16, 2020, 3:58 pm
By:James Fraser
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Most of us think gold, platinum or diamonds are precious and expensive. However, there are many materials on the earth and in the space that are unbelievably pricey. Precious metals and materials are expensive because they are not available in abundance. Here are fifteen most rare and expensive materials in the world that make metals like Gold look cheap!
10.Painite - $9000 / gram
Painite is a very, very, rare crystal, which belongs to boron family. It was first discovered by a British scientist named Arthur Pain in 1950s. This mineral is so rare that you can find less than twenty five Painite crystals in the world. Painite is so rare that you can't even find one now to buy, even after you are ready to shell out $9000 a gram!
11.Taaffeite - $20,000 / gram
Taaffeite is a highly rare and expensive precious gem. You can find this gem only in three countries around the world, China, Sri Lanka and Tanzania. It was first discovered by Richard Taaffe in 1945. There are no other uses of Taaffeite except being used as a highly precious gemstone in jewelry making. This stone looks stunningly beautiful. Because of its rarity, it is priced around $20,000 a gram.
12.Tritium - $30,000 / gram
Tritium is a radioactive Hydrogen isotope. Tritium is mostly used in destructive war weapons such as nuclear missiles. Tritium is industrially made. It is very rare to find natural tritium on earth. Tritium is one of the most expensive materials on earth. A gram of tritium costs about $30,000. Four hundred grams of tritium is produced commercially every year.
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