I’ll never forget this! I remember making a paraiba engagement ring for my friend about 8 years ago. He asked me to source a 4 carat paraiba tourmaline with he budget of $9,000. It seemed like a lot of money at the time for a fairly unknown gemstone. The same stone today is worth around $100,000!! I nearly fainted!!! 
So what’s the next hot gem to invest in? Well there are several. Not in any specific order but I would be on: blue zircon, Jedi spinel, Red spinel, cobalt blue spinel, & yellow chrysoberyl. The most expensive and rare are Jedi Spinel and Yellow Chrysoberyl.
Jedi Spinels are a neon pink spinel which has no darkness inside the stone. They look almost radioactive in color. These perfectly natural gemstones are insanely rare and don’t come in large sizes. They’re very hard to find and highly prized even among gemstone dealers. Red and cobalt blue spinels are also incredibly rare but they come in larger sizes, not to say that they are like diamonds and can go to over 10 carats. The largest I’ve ever come across are around 3 carat size. If you find one, get them now before the prices sky rocket.
Yellow chrysoberyls are part of the Alexandrite family. If you don’t know what an alexandrite is, they are more expensive per carat than the best quality diamonds. Yellow Chrysoberyls also have a neon glow which makes them look unreal. The color is striking and their rarity is also. When I go gemstone shopping, I might find 1 or 2 of these treasures in an ocean of colored gemstones. They are certainly more rare than spinels, and that says a lot. This gorgeous yellow chrysoberyl ring was already sold, but I want to show you the stunning color.
Lastly, the blue zircon! This stunning gemstone only comes from Cambodia and has such an incredible electric blue color. What I love about this stone is that it comes in larger sizes and is the old mineral known to man. Over 4 billion years old. Who cares about age tho right? The fact that it is double refractive is what interests me. This means that when one ray of light goes into the gem, two rays of light comes out. So they are super duper shiny and with incredible color. Here’s our Aurora ring. The camera goes fuzzy just from photographing it because she’s so shiny.
