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Collecting Prescious And Semi-Prescious Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Many people, young and old, say collecting various loose gemstones or loose diamonds is a favorite pastime. Many people have a great love of the various gemstones found around the world today. This article will discuss a number of things you need to know when starting to collect gemstones yourself.
The first thing you need to do is to get some books from the library or bookstore. You want to understand as much as you possibly can about the subject of gemstones. The more you learn about the hobby of gemstones the less likely you are to make a mistake. You need to be as informed as possible.
Color is a very important part in evaluating a gemstone. The closer the color comes to its purer spectral value the more valuable it is. Traditional spectral colors include violent, blue, green,, orange and red. Colors that tend to be darker or paler tend to be less valued.
The cut of your gemstone is easily one of the most important aspects when evaluating gemstones. The stone has to be cut correctly to reflect light properly. A poor cut will not reflect light in a consistent way. Color tone, saturation, and hue will always appear inconsistent
The clarity in a stone is the next item to consider. Gemstone clarity relates to the amount of inclusions (trace elements or large particles of other elements or minerals) that a gem has. A perfect gemstone is obviously valued highly. To determine the flaws not seen with the unaided eye you need a gemstone loupe (gemstone clarity magnifier) or gem microscope. Serious hobbyists will get a 10X jewelers were gemstone loup for examining coins, stamps and of course gemstones.
Next item to look at is the duo of size and weight. Due to the fact gemstones can vary in density or specific gravity. Weight and size are not equal for each and every stone. Take the example of a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats and a sapphire of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An emerald stone would be about 0.95 carats and an Alexandrite stone would be about 1.23 carats.
Although gems are frequently used in jewelry, they are a great hobby and pastime as well. In fact, there are many attractive and interesting gemstones that are just too big or fragile to be used for jewelry. Look at each stone and Think of it as a mini sculpture or piece of art to be highly treasured for its beautiful colors and the finish you apply to it. And unlike some hobbies that require you to pay for your specimens you can actually go hunting for raw gemstones in the field. In the United States in Alabama you can find Beryl, blue and yellow; Smoky Quartz and Hematite. And if you travel to Canada you will find opal in the Okanagan, British Columbia or pink and dark blueish spinels in Wakefield, Quebec as well as black spinel in Burgess and bathhurst Townships in Ontario. Think of collecting gemstones as a great hobby and pastime.
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Aquamarine often becomes paler if left out in the sun. Keep this gemstone in a
cool dry place. Aquamarine is usually heat treated and sometimes irradiated to
enhance color and clarity. Reputable dealers will not use the following
misleading terms. However, for your protection, I am listing them here: "
Brazilian Aquamarine" is really Blue Topaz. "Siam Aquamarine" is really heat-
treated Blue Zircon. "Mass Aqua" is blue glass.
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The Duke of Devonshire emerald is deep green in colour, 2 inches square and
weighs over 1383 carats. The Duke of Devonshire was given the emerald in 1836 by
the Emperor of Brazil.
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Carnelian is a wonderful orange stone. It is used for great beads, cabochons and
cameos. Try some carnelian jewelry for nice orange accents to your wardrobe.
Carnelian is usually ranges from bright orange to reddish orange. The shades of
red are due to iron oxide. Carnelian has a hardness rating of 7.
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