Taaffeite

Spinel Group

Key Properties

Property Value
Mohs Hardness 8.25 (8-8.5)
Typical Size 0.1-5 carats (commercial: 0.25-2 carats; most stones under 2 carats)
Typical Price Range $2,500-20,000+ per carat (commercial: $5,000-15,000; extremely rare in any quality)
Rarity Level Singular Occurrence
Availability Level Museum Grade Rarity
Availability Driver Limited Deposits
Investment Appropriateness Speculative Collector Gems

Pricing

Typical Price
$2500.00
per carat
MC Price
$3665.70
per carat
Listing Price
$3322.77
per carat
Sold Price
$1383.99
per carat
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per carat
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VERY BULLISH
81.25

Score Components

Geo rarity
100
Mkt availability
100
Invest Appr
50
hardness
65
price
85

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Detailed Descriptions

Rarity Description: Extremely rare gem originally mistaken for spinel; fine material is exceptionally scarce.

Availability Description: Very rare on the open market; top-quality stones appear at specialist auctions and through private sales.

Investment Description: Extremely rare with very limited market; difficult to authenticate; small collector base with high prices; requires expert knowledge; very illiquid but potential for appreciation.

Seller Prices

Seller Faceted Price Rough Price Asking PPC, Faceted Asking PPC, Rough
gemglow $2072.04/ct - $5479.85/ct -
siamesegems $1841.15/ct - $2640.60/ct -
ucgems $839.19/ct - - -
preciouscarats $239.77/ct - - -
crysta1gems - - $5769.23/ct -
dreamz916 - - $2666.92/ct -
topazgems - - $1098.90/ct -

Price History (Last 3 Years)

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Origin Variants

Origin Rarity Price Multiplier Multiplier in MC
Sri Lanka Extremely Rare x1.50 -
Tunduru x1.00 x1.04
Tanzania x1.00 x0.79
Tulear x1.00 x0.31

Color Variants

Variant Color Rarity Price Multiplier Multiplier in MC
Colorless Taaffeite Colorless Very Rare x1.00 -
Lavender Taaffeite Lavender Very Rare x1.00 -
Mauve Taaffeite Mauve Very Rare x1.00 -
Pink Taaffeite Pink Very Rare x1.00 -

Price Levels of Origin and Color Variants on MC

Origin Colour Clarity Price Per Carat # Listings Avg Weight
Tunduru, Tanzania medium dark purple Eye clean $5404.63/ct 1 2.16 ct
Tunduru, Tanzania medium dark bluish purple Eye clean $5050.59/ct 3 1.52 ct
Tunduru, Tanzania very light bluish purple Eye clean $4567.83/ct 6 0.57 ct
Tunduru, Tanzania medium dark bluish purple Eye clean to Slightly included $4559.33/ct 2 1.93 ct
Tunduru, Tanzania very light violet Eye clean $4108.86/ct 6 1.30 ct
Tanzania very light bluish purple Eye clean to Slightly included $4000.00/ct 1 2.19 ct
Tunduru, Tanzania light bluish purple Eye clean $3240.00/ct 1 2.62 ct
Tunduru, Tanzania medium dark bluish purple Slightly included $2700.00/ct 1 2.53 ct
Tunduru, Tanzania light purple Moderately included $2520.00/ct 1 1.55 ct
Tanzania very light violet Slightly included $2160.17/ct 1 1.18 ct
Tunduru, Tanzania very light bluish purple Slightly included $1980.00/ct 1 1.82 ct
Tanzania very light bluish purple Eye clean $1955.95/ct 2 0.84 ct
Tunduru, Tanzania very light bluish purple Moderately included $1900.00/ct 1 1.16 ct
Tunduru, Tanzania light violet Eye clean $1440.00/ct 1 0.68 ct
Tunduru, Tanzania medium dark purple Slightly included $1270.83/ct 1 1.20 ct
Tulear, Madagascar very light bluish purple - $1150.00/ct 1 0.22 ct
Tunduru, Tanzania very light bluish purple Eye clean to Slightly included $1034.48/ct 1 0.29 ct

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