Do saphires cost more than diamonds?

Question

and what about rubys and emeralds?

can you put them in order from least to most expensive and give me your source?

thanks so much!

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Answer 1

diamonds, emerals, saffire, rubys

Answer 2

value is what someone is willing to pay to have something- instead of you.  Which means it's worth that much, at that time, to that person. Gems are much the same. What one person is willing to pay for a flawless perfect emerald is not what you, or maybe I, would pay. Rubies and emeralds are about tied in price for size & perfection, the largest ones are almost as rare as flawless diamonds of noted size. A giant flawless diamond is usually harder to come by, so more expensive than any stone of equal size in emeralds or rubies. But individual stones, of exceptional cut, color, and clarity will always be worth more that a stone less noteworthy, of similar size. Does that make sense? Rare things are valued- sometimes that's not about size, and there is no way to compare the 2.

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