Information On Gemstones
Collecting Loose Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Many people today say collecting semi-precious and precious gemstones like loose diamonds or loose gemstones is a passionate hobby. They love the colors and the beauty of the wide array of gemstones found around the world today. Follow along as we examine the things you need to know when starting this gemstone hobby.
To begin with you need to learn all you can on the various gemstones available. This knowledge will help you to know what exactly you're looking for so you buy the right items. Without the proper knowledge you can make costly mistakes.
First on the list to evaluate is gemstone color. Gemstones are the most intensely colored natural material available on earth. Gems have become so synonomous with color, they've even had their names combined with associated colors. You've no doubt heard about emerald green, ruby red, sapphire blue, jade green, turquoise or aquamarine. Gemstones will have a higher value they closer they are to natural spectral colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. They drop in value the farther they are from the spectral color.
Cut is one of the all-important 4Cs and is used not only to appraise diamonds but along with your gemstones. An excellent cut will showcase the natural color of the gemstone, diminishes its inclusions, and exhibits good overall symmetry and proportion. One way of determining the excellence of its cut is to check how consistently it reflects the light throughout its surface. If the stone is cut on the shallow side most of this light were refracted away instead of reflecting internally. Gem color appears washed out.
The clarity of a gemstone is an important consideration. Gemstone clarity relates to a stones relative freedom from inclusions or blemishes. A gemstones that is normally found to be clean is definitely worth much more. To determine the flaws not seen with the unaided eye you need a gem microscope or 10X gemstone clarity magnifier. Most hobbyists will employ a 10X jewelers were gemstone loup for viewing stamps, coins, beads as well as gems.
Next item to look at is the duo of weight and size. Due to their nature gemstones vary and specific gravity or density. Size and weight are not necessarily equal from stone to stone. If a diamond of a certain size weighs 1.00 carats then a sapphire of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An equal sized Emerald would be 0.95 carats while an Alexandrite would be about 1.23 carats.
Collecting gemstones as a hobby can give you an enjoyable pastime and also rewarding in the long run. You can start small and don't have to spend a lot of money and yet you can end up with some very beautiful stones. Many people love to set aside vacation or weekend time to go hunting for raw gemstones. Take the example of the US. In California you can find Agate, Benitoite, Californite, Diamond, Citrine, Tourmaline, Abalone Pearl, Kunzite, Chrysopras And if you like to travel farther you can find opal in Coober Pedy, Andamooka or Mintabie in South Australia, topaz in Killiecrankie, Tasmania or hunt in the garnet fields in Fullarton River in Queensland, Australia.
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Carats are a measure of weight in gemstones. Due to variations in the chemical composition and density of various types of gemstones, a one carat (1.00 ct.) stone will vary in size depending on the type of gemstone.
For instance, the density of a topaz is greater than the density of a peridot; therefore, the same weight of a one carat topaz will physically be a smaller stone than the same weight of a peridot which will be a larger stone
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To determine the rarity of a stone, you must take into account the mineral group, it's quality, and the source of the stone. For example, not all emeralds are considered rare due to the fact that there are still large deposits of emeralds available throughout the world. Emeralds of excellent color and proportion are very rare and collectible, commanding many thousands of dollars.
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