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Starting To Collect Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Many people today say collecting loose gemstones or loose diamonds is their favorite hobby. They simply love the beauty and the colors of the various gemstones found worldwide today. Follow along as we examine the things you need to know when starting to collect gemstones yourself.
The first thing you need to do is to visit the library and get some books. You want to learn as much as possible about your new hobby. The more you know about each kind of gemstone the wiser will be your purchases. You will know exactly what to look for.
The first criteria you need to evaluate is stone color. Without a doubt, gemstones are the most intensely colored natural materials you can find. These materials are so related to their color that they've even become associated with particular ones. You've no doubt heard about emerald green, ruby red, sapphire blue, jade green, turquoise or aquamarine. Gemstones will have a higher value the closer they come to the natural spectral colors of violet, blue, green,, orange and red. They are valued much less the farther they are from the natural color.
The cut of the gemstone is one of the most important traits in evaluating gemstones. The stone has to be cut correctly to reflect light properly. A poor cut will not reflect light consistently over its entire surface. Color saturation, color hue and color tone will always appear inconsistent
Gemstone clarity is our next factor. Clarity refers to the amount of inclusions (trace elements or large particles of other elements or minerals) that a gem has. Generally speaking, a clearer stone is obviously valued highly. To examine flaws not seen with the naked eye you need a gem microscope or gemstone clarity magnifier. Many hobbyists will employ a jewelers diamond gemstone loupe 10X for examining coins, stamps and of course gemstones.
Next up are weight and size. Other than the corals and pearls gemstones are priced by the unit, carat. A carat is equal to 0.2 grams. However you should know size and weight and gemstones are not the same. The density and specific gravity can differ in stones. Take a diamond that is 1.00 carats in weight and you will find that a similar sized ruby or sapphire weighs 1.20 carats.
Although gemstones are normally used for jewelry, they are perfectly good collectibles in their own right. In fact, there are many attractive and interesting gemstones that are simply too big and fragile for use in jewelry. Take each gemstone and consider it as a piece of art and value it 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 use vacation time to actually hunt for raw gemstones in stead of buying. In the United States in New Hampshire you can rock hunt for Beryl, Rock Crystal and Garnet. And if you travel to Canada you will find nephrite jade in the Frances Lake area in the Yukon Territory or amazonite (microcline) near Eganville, Onttario and even zircons in Sebastopol and Brudnell Townships in Renfew County, Ontario. Take up gemstone collecting and you won't regret it.
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