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Collecting Prescious And Semi-Prescious Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Why collect loose gemstones you ask? For many people it's because they are very beautiful items. And like their higher counterpart, natural diamonds they can appreciate in value over time. Many in this hobby love to find, collect and finish each and every one of the 150 varieties available. Follow along as we look at the hobby of collecting loose gemstones.
To begin with you need to read up on the various gemstones available. You'll find it very helpful to know what you're buying and prevent you from making mistakes. This will help you make informed decisions.
Color is a very important part in evaluating a gemstone. The closer the color of the gemstone is to its purer spectral value the more highly prized it is. Traditional spectral colors include violent, blue, green,, orange and red. Gemstones colors that are darker or palerthan a pure color are considered a lower value.
How the gemstone is cut is the second most important factor to look at. The preciseness of the cut is the factor which determines how much light the gemstone stone will reflect. It will ultimately ultimately determine the stones brilliance and how much it will be valued.
Next up is the clarity of the gemstone. Clarity is the term that refers to internal flaws (inclusions) or the external blemishes of the gemstone under consideration. Larger flaws are visible to the unaided eye with others requiring a 10X magnification.
You will note that gemstones are categorized according to their size because of being more uniform than carat weight. But different gemstones may be the same size but different carat weights and consequently, different pricing structures. This factor comes from the difference in specific gravity or relative density depending upon the materials chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure. A one carat round brilliant diamond, for example with normal proportions is approximately 6.5 mm around. A comparable round brilliant ruby of the same size and proportions will weigh in at 1.55 carats instead.
Collecting gemstones as a hobby can give you an enjoyable pastime and could be rewarding as well over time. You can start small and don't have to spend a lot of money and yet you can buy some very beautiful items. Many people loved to spend weekends to go hunting for raw gemstones. Just in the United States in Pennsylvania you can find Amethyst, Almandite Garnet and Pyrope Garnet, Beryl, Sunstone and Moonstone. Or you can take the time to travel and find opal in Coober Pedy, Andamooka or Mintabie in South Australia, topaz in Mt Surprise or O'Briens Creek in Queensland, Australia or check out the Moonstone regions in Moonstone Hill, Queensland, Australia.
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Hints About loose emerald gemstones
The Cullinan VII diamond is nearly 9 carats and is mounted in a pendant on a
small all-diamond brooch. In the centre of this brooch is the 6.80 carat
Cullinan VIII.
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In the Great London Exhibition of 1862, a sapphire weighing 260.37 carats was
purchased by Russian Emperor Alexander II and presented to his wife Empress
Maria Alexandrovna. This rare treasure was described as "unique ... for its
combination of size, color, clarity and extraordinary cut." Today, this
magnificent piece of history is in the Russian Diamond Fund, where it is proudly
shown in Moscow, Russia
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Naica, Chihuahua - this Northern M�xico state provides complex crystals of
fluorite, sparkling calcite, brassy pyrite and silver colored galena. Naica
fluorites are quickly becoming highly prized specimens, they are perhaps the
finest examples of cube/octahedron/dodecahedron combination and the rarer cube/
tetrahexahedron fluorite available anywhere.
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Some loose emerald gemstones Stories
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23kt gold-plated minilockets. Also available in sterling silver plate and in oval. 14kt gold-fill earwires. Lockets measure about 3/8".
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Sterling silver organic disc pendant on multiple 14kt gold-fill chain. Disc measures approximately 7/8" in diameter.
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Ten sterling silver baby discs arranged in a cascade. Earrings hang 2" from base of earwires. All sterling components and earwires. Also available in sterling silver
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