16 of the most expensive materials that our planet and scientists gave us

At the mention of wealth and precious materials, gold and diamonds come to everyone's head. But in reality, these materials are just one of many fantastically expensive substances that have arisen naturally or artificially created by scientists. Moreover, in the list of the most expensive they occupy far from leading positions. We’ll tell you what substances, substances, materials and products cost truly sky-high money.

Saffron - $ 11 per gram

The spice is incomparable in taste and aromatic qualities.

Gold - $ 56 per gram

All dream of him.

Rhodium - $ 58 per gram

Very rare platinum group metal.

Platinum - $ 60 per gram

One of the noble metals.

Methamphetamine - $ 100 per gram

Expensive and prohibited by law.

Rhino Horn - $ 110 per gram

Rhinos are on the verge of extinction due to poachers.

Heroin - $ 130 per gram

An opiate that affects consciousness and destroys lives.

Cocaine - $ 236 per gram

Stay away from him.

LSD - $ 3,000 per gram

A drug that kills slowly and imperceptibly.

Plutonium - $ 4000 per gram

A radioactive metal that is used in the nuclear industry.

Painite - $ 9,000 per gram

An incredibly rare stone, the existence of which almost no one knows. There are only a few hundred crystals on the planet.

Taaffeit - $ 20,000 per gram / $ 4,000 per carat

A stone much rarer than a diamond. Demand for it in jewelry production is low, despite its uniqueness.

Tritium - $ 30,000 per gram

The production of one kilogram of this substance costs $ 30 million. It is necessary to create a tritium backlight.

Diamond - $ 55,000 per gram

The most famous gem in the world.

California - $ 25-27 million per gram

It was opened in 1950, and since then it has been recreated only once.

Antimatter - $ 62.5 trillion per gram

This is the most expensive substance of all existing on our planet. The production of one milligram costs about $ 25 million. In the future, it can be used as fuel for spacecraft.