The 16 Most Expensive Materials in the world. Gold is far from Top!

For many centuries it was believed that gold is a rare material, so it was the most expensive. Now these statements have changed. New metals and compounds have appeared, and ideas of their value have also changed. Nowadays gold is not at the top of the list of the most expensive things…

16. Saffron – 15 euros per gram

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15. Gold – 46 euros per gram

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14. Rhodium – 51 euros per gram

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13. Platinum – 53 euros per gram

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12. Mеthаmphеtаmine – 88 euros per gram

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11. Rhino’s horn – 97euros per gram

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10. Hеrоin – 105 euros per gram

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9. Cоcаinе – 120 euros per gram

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8. LSD – 2 500 euros per gram

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7. Plutonium – 3 520s euro per gram

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6. Painite – 7 900 euros per gram

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5. Taaffeite – 17 600 euros per gram

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4. Tritium – 26 400 euros per gram

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3. Diamond – 48 000 euros per gram

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2. Californium – 21 million euros per gram

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1. Antimatter – 54 trillion euros per gram

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