Painite

Borate Group

Key Properties

Property Value
Mohs Hardness 8.0 (8)
Typical Size 0.1-3 carats (commercial: 0.25-1 carat; extremely rare in any size)
Typical Price Range $50,000-100,000+ per carat (commercial: $60,000-80,000; formerly world's rarest)
Rarity Level Singular Occurrence
Availability Level Museum Grade Rarity
Availability Driver Limited Deposits
Investment Appropriateness Speculative Collector Gems

Pricing

Typical Price
$3000.00
per carat
Listing Price
$2550.06
per carat
Sold Price
$642.66
per carat
My Price
N/A
per carat

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VERY BULLISH
83.12

Score Components

Geo rarity
100
Mkt availability
100
Invest Appr
50
hardness
65
price
100

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Detailed Descriptions

Rarity Description: Once among the rarest minerals known, with very few gem-quality crystals; exceptionally scarce.

Availability Description: Almost exclusively sold to museums and elite collectors when specimens surface; not present in consumer markets.

Investment Description: Formerly world's rarest gemstone; extremely limited market; museum-quality specimens command extraordinary prices; highly illiquid but potential for appreciation.

Seller Prices

Seller Faceted Price Rough Price
ucgems $1221.18/ct -
siamesegems $685.33/ct -
preciouscarats $274.52/ct -

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Origin Variants

Origin Rarity Price Multiplier
Burma Very Rare x1.50

Color Variants

Variant Color Rarity Price Multiplier
Brown Painite Brown Very Rare x1.00
Orange Painite Orange Very Rare x1.00
Red-Brown Painite Red-Brown Very Rare x1.00

Price Levels of Origin and Color Variants on MC

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