10 Materials Costlier Than A Ferrari or Diamonds

2. Californium 252: Californium is a radioactive transuranic element with its atomic number as 98 is a man-made element. It was discovered in 1950. It was created by scientists by bombarding the chemical element curium with alpha particles which resulted into a radioactive material. There are almost ten known versions, or isotopes of this material that exist. Few of its uses include treating certain forms of cancer and detecting gold and silver in ore or oil at the bottom of a well. It is true that californium is artificially made on Earth, but it is also said that certain stars that explode as super-novae may produce californium in space too. The actual price of californium is $27 million/gram.

3. Diamonds: Did you know diamonds are the hardest materials on the earth? They are formed by tremendous pressure in the interiors of the earth, making them the hardest material in the world. Usually the hardness of a mineral is measured by the Mohs scale and diamonds score 10 in the scale, which shows how hard a diamond is. Durability is one main feature that makes them particularly useful for industrial applications, which is where some 70 percent of all diamonds end up each year, in tools like dentist’s drills and ultrafine saws. Diamonds are priced according to their color, clarity, cut and weight (in carats). Large, flawless diamonds are typically the most expensive, as they are much more rare. Its price comes up to $55.000/gram.