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UNIQUE HISTOREY, UNIQUE PAST, AND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY

Colored gemstones are beautiful to look at, many books have been written about their most famous representatives – and yet we still know far too little, in general, to really be able to evaluate their rarity and significance for the world.

A significance that goes far beyond the pure attractiveness of the color intensity and brilliance for the collector affects the history of its development. The fact that Rubies, multicolored Sapphires, and Emeralds are the most well-known representatives of the gemstone world, and yet are found only in a few areas, has its reasons.

Paraíba Tourmaline

And the fact that the well-known, high-quality olivines, Tourmalines, and Spinels are found in small areas far apart from each other also has its reasons.

After the formation of the earth, gemstones were not formed everywhere, and not at all times, either.

Small, rare, and different deposit areas are the proof that the earth produces special gemstones only under very particular conditions.

These rare discovery sites can be assigned to only a very few ages and are usually continents away from each other. And exactly that is the intriguing part: The gemstones of this world were formed when the Earth's mantle and crust movements, as well as external influences from the outside, all fit together perfectly in order to form these particular gemstones. Thousands of kilometers from each other, small areas of gemstones formed over some millions of years, which we humans know today as extraction areas only a few meters in diameter.

Anthracite mineral

After hundreds of millions of years passed, additional gemstones were created in other, different locations. Today we can understand this process only in part, however we know that certain types of gemstones were only produced in a few places thanks to the right combination of chemistry, temperature, and pressure and that they have remained accessible for humankind today.

Through exploration, we are able to find these gemstones and process them into attractive gemstones for collectors and investors. Nevertheless there are not fewer scientists in this area, because the remaining extraction areas are being more intensely researched, and the prices for gemstones, thanks to their rarity, allow–from a financial perspective–for the exploration of ever-smaller areas for gemstones.

That means that mined gemstones will have to become even more rare. Thanks to technology we are witnessing a golden age of mining and grinding, and geological maps are detailed enough to comb through even the smallest areas for promising gemstones. With the current knowledge from production, grinding quality, quality of the polished stones, and the tightening market, investors today can put on a “golden glove."

A trustworthy partner, who knows all of these facets and is not just seeking personal gain, is essential. With these qualities, knowledge is the guarantor for value retention and the natural increase in value of the timeless gemstones.

Deutsches Edelsteinhaus DEH GmbH
Chief Executive Officers: Alexander Streeb, Oliver Kleimaier

Commercial Register Number: HRB 737047