These 10 substances are the most sought out materials known to man. Therefore they fetch a pretty penny!

Saffron

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Saffron only grows in specific climates, which come from flowers called saffron crocus. A gram is about 11 dollars making it a really expensive spice!

These 10 substances are the most sought out materials known to man. Therefore they fetch a pretty penny!

Gold

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Surprisingly gold is only number 14 on the list! Gold is often thought of too be very rare, and it is! A gram of gold is about $56!

These 10 substances are the most sought out materials known to man. Therefore they fetch a pretty penny!

Platinum

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Platinum can be used in many different types of equipment because of how reactive it is. Platinum runs about $60 per gram!

These 10 substances are the most sought out materials known to man. Therefore they fetch a pretty penny!

Plutonium

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A gram of plutonium costs around $4000, and is used in nuclear objects like nuclear power plants.

These 10 substances are the most sought out materials known to man. Therefore they fetch a pretty penny!

Painite

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Nothing too special about this rock, except that it’s supposedly rarer to find than diamonds pricing it at a steep $9,000 per gram!

These 10 substances are the most sought out materials known to man. Therefore they fetch a pretty penny!

Taaffeite

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Being one of the most rare gemstones to have ever existed, estimated to be 1,000,000 times rarer than diamonds, it is priced at around $20,000 per gram!

These 10 substances are the most sought out materials known to man. Therefore they fetch a pretty penny!

Tritium

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This compound is priced at $30,000 and is used mainly in illumination, but it is also used in nuclear bombs.

These 10 substances are the most sought out materials known to man. Therefore they fetch a pretty penny!

Diamonds

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A gram of diamonds cost about $55,000, and is probably the most obvious on this list, being popularized by media and by marriage engagements.

These 10 substances are the most sought out materials known to man. Therefore they fetch a pretty penny!

Californium

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Californium is a lab produced element that is used mainly for nuclear reasons. It is priced around 25 to 27 million per gram… wow!

These 10 substances are the most sought out materials known to man. Therefore they fetch a pretty penny!

Antimatter

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Antimatter is made up of atoms with the opposite charge of the element they are the opposite of. When these two elements collide it springs a huge amount of energy. If it were possible to purchase it would run you 65.2 trillion dollars. Talk about breaking the bank…