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Our Featured Gemstone ArticleStarting The Hobby Of Gemstone Collecting
By Lee MacRae
The term gemology refers to the art, profession and science of evaluating and identifying gemstones from loose gemstones to natural diamonds. Many people take up gemology more as a hobby. They become interested in collecting and evaluating loose diamonds or loose gemstones. Some people even begin to travel to different areas to look for raw gemstones. Some hobbyists will learn to cut or tumble the gemstones they find. If this sounds like a hobby you would like to get involved in read along as we show you the different aspects of this hobby.
To begin with you'll need the knowledge on the wide variety of stones available. This knowledge will help you to know what exactly you're looking for so you buy the right items. Get the answer to questions like how, where and what to buy.
The first criteria you need to evaluate is stone color. Gemstones are the most intensely colored natural material available on earth. Gems have become so synonomous with color, they have even lent their names to specific colors. Everyone knows ruby red, emerald green, sapphire blue, aquamarine, turquoise, and jade green Gemstones are valued much higher when they equal the colors in the spectrum of orange, green, yellow, violet and blue. They become less valuable when they are lighter or darker than the pure spectral color.
The cut of the gemstone is an important factor to consider in evaluating gemstones. The stone has to be cut correctly to reflect light properly. A stone that has a poor cut will not reflect light consistently over its entire surface. Color saturation, hue and tone will always look inconsistent.
The clarity in a stone is our next factor. When we talk of clarity it relates to a stones relative freedom from inclusions or blemishes. A perfect gemstone is definitely worth much more. To see flaws beyond with the eye can see you need a 10X gemstone loupe (gemstone clarity magnifier) or gem microscope. Serious hobbyists will use a jewelers diamond gemstone loupe 10X for examining coins, stamps and of course gemstones.
Another consideration is the duo of weight and size. Because gemstones can vary in density or specific gravity. Size and weight are not necessarily equal from stone to stone. If you have a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats an equal sized ruby would weigh 1.20 carats instead. An equal sized Emerald would be 0.95 carats while an Alexandrite gemstone would be about 1.23 carats.
Although gemstones are normally used for jewelry, they are perfectly good collectibles in their own right. Actually there are many interesting and attractive gems that are simply too big and fragile for use in jewelry. Take each loose gemstone and Think of it as a mini sculpture or piece of art to be highly treasured for its unusual nature and for the craftsmanship of the artisan who shaped it. And in this hobby you don't have to always lay out cash because you can actually go hunting for raw gemstones in the field. In the US in Oregon you'll find Agate, Obsidian, Hydrolite and Sunstone. And in Canada you can find opal in the Okanagan, British Columbia or Tourmaline from Chatham Twonship, Quebec along with zircons in Sebastopol and Brudnell Townships in Renfew County, Ontario. Take up gemstone collecting and you won't regret it.
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The onyx used in our jewelry is formed by color enhancing chalcedony, which is a variety of quartz. Its name comes from the Greek onux which means �fingernail�. Sometimes the onyx has a white band or ribbons� these are often carved into delicate raised designs with layered backgrounds called cameos. It ranks 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness. The primary color used in our line is black although blue and other colors are sometimes used to accent a particular design.
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The moonstone is a variety of feldspar that exhibits a type of shimmer or �adularescence�. This is the floating, billowy effect you see when the stone is rotated. It ranks 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness. The moonstone is the shared birthstone with the pearl and alexandrite for the month of June. It comes from Sri Lanka, Australia, Africa, Brazil and India.
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The precious opal has a unique internal structure. It is made up of spheres that
are closely packed in layers that eventually form something that looks like a
four-sided triangle or a hexagon. They are made up of silica that allows light
to pass through the structure like a prism to produce internal colors, and it
also determines the quality of the stone. A precious opal has a doublet which is
a colorful material laid on a black backing of ironstone, basalt or obsidian.
This causes "a play of color" which produces a spectrum of different colors.
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