You thought gold was only for kings? Well, gold’s not even on this list…
DIAMOND: Just one gram of diamond stone would cost you about R649 000. Besides being used in jewellery, it’s also used in tools that must cut through very hard matter. A natural diamond is around one and 3.5 billion years old.
HEY kids! You don’t know what expensive means until you’ve read through our list of the five most expensive materials in today’s time. You thought gold was only for kings? Well, gold’s not even on this list…
TRITIUM GAS: This radioactive element is used for self-lighting in products such as military watches or glow lights. It’s also used for the production of nuclear weapons. A gram of tritium gas would cost you around R354 000.CALIFORNIUM ELEMENT: This radioactive chemical element looks like a silvery-white metal. It takes a lot of effort and turmoil to produce Californium and it is extremely rare in the natural world. It’s used in medical processes and equipment as well as the production of other elements.ANTIMATTER: You’re sure never to witness antimatter yourself as it’s very rare, mostly in outer space (here you can see the Crab Nebula). To make one gram, all of mankind would have to work non-stop for a full year. That one gram would also make you very poor, costing around R737.5 trillion.TAAFFEITE STONE: This precious stone was discovered by Richard Taaffe in a jewellery shop in Ireland in 1945. At around R236 000 per gram, taaffeite is not used for much else other than being pretty gemstones.DIAMOND: Just one gram of diamond stone would cost you about R649 000. Besides being used in jewellery, it’s also used in tools that must cut through very hard matter. A natural diamond is around one and 3.5 billion years old.
