[Trending Now] Forget Diamonds. These 35 Stones And Minerals Are Much Prettier And Much Rarer!

Diamonds have been the standard of luxury when it comes to stones and with good reason. It takes hundreds of years under the right conditions for these clear jewels to form under the earth. 

And even if some diamonds are already manufactured synthetically for a shorter period of time, its charm and image as "a girl's bestfriend" still make it a timeless favorite for jewelry pieces.

In fact, diamonds have been marketed so well that, for the longest time, we've never heard of other stones that are just as beautiful or even prettier than a diamond. And some of these stones are much rarer!

 Don't believe it? Well, See them for yourself!

1. Lightning Ridge Black Opal

2. Bismuth

3. Ocean-like Fossil Inside An Opal

4. Fire Opal

5. Luz Opal

6. Opal Fossil

7. Rose Quartz Geode

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8. Azurite

9. Burmese Tourmaline

10. Fluorite

11. Titanium Quartz

12. Watermelon Tourmaline

13. Uvarovite

14. Scolecite

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15. Chrysocolla in Malachite

16. Realgar on Calcite

17. Combination of Fluorite/Quartz/Pyrite

18. Cobaltocalcite

19. Crocoite

20. Peruvian Blue Opal

21. Opalized Amonite

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22. Purple Geode Druzy Stone

23. Blue Agate Geode

24. Labradorite

25. Raw Emerald

26. Esquel Pallasite

27. Phantom in Amethyst

28. Alexandrite

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29. Wulfenite

30. Cuprite

31. Larimar

32. Poudretteite

33. Grandidierite

34. Musgravite

35. Morganite

Although some of them may not be ideal for jewelry, many of these stones can truly rival diamonds when it comes to beauty and rarity.

Got a favorite from the list? Or do you know other stones that should make it here? Share them on the comments section!

Source: TNP  , Elitereaders

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