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Latest Article On GemstonesHow To Collect Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Why collect loose gemstones you ask? Well for one thing they are very beautiful items. And like their higher counterpart, natural diamonds they can become extremely valuable over the years. Many hobbyists love to collect and show case the nearly 150 types of gemstones found today. Read long as we look at the hobby of collecting loose gemstones.
The first thing you need to do in starting the hobby of collecting gemstones the proper way is by getting adequate knowledge about them. By visiting a local library you'll find numerous books on gemstones that will prevent you from making mistakes at the start.
Color is a subjective idea but a very important part in evaluating a gemstone. The closer a color is to its purer spectral value the more valuable it is. Traditionally, these specter colors are yellow, blue, Violet, green, orange and red. Gemstones colors that are paler or darker tend to be less valued.
The cut of your gemstone is an important factor to consider when you value gemstone. The gemstone must be cut correctly to reflect light properly. A gemstone with an improper cut will not reflect the light consistently. Color saturation, hue and tone will always appear inconsistent
The clarity in a stone is an important consideration. Clarity refers to the amount of inclusions (trace elements or large particles of other elements or minerals) that a gem has. A perfect gemstone is definitely worth much more. To examine flaws not seen with the naked eye you need a gem microscope or 10X gemstone clarity magnifier. Serious hobbyists will get an inexpensive 10X gemstone or jewelers loup for viewing their coins, beads, stamps or in our case gemstones.
Gemstones are often categorized according to their size criteria since it is more uniform than carat weight. But different gemstones may be of the same size but different carat weights and consequently, different in prices as well. This is due to gemstone difference of specific gravity or relative density depending upon the chemical composition and crystalline structure. Normally a one carat brilliant round diamond of typical proportions will be approximately 6.5 mm in diameter. A comparable round brilliant ruby of the same size and proportions will weigh in at 1.55 carats instead.
Though you may find gemstones used a lot in jewelry, they are a great hobby and pastime as well. In fact, there are many attractive and interesting gems that are just too big or fragile to be used for jewelry. Look at each stone and think of it as a piece of art, a miniature sculpture to be treasured for its unusual nature and for the craftsmanship of the artisan who shaped it. And unlike many hobbies where you have to buy everthing you can actually go hunting for raw gemstones in the field. In the United States in Michigan you can find Agate, Chlorastrolite and Hematite. And in Canada you can find nephrite jade in Mount Sidney Williams, British Columbia or amethyst near Thunder Bay, Ontario along with ammolite from Lethbridge, Alberta. Think of gemstone collecting for the great hobby it is.
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Peridot is August's birthstone and is a beautiful olive green stone. It is much
less expensive than green tourmaline. It is worn in necklaces, earrings,
pendants and bracelets. Peridot is a transparent lime or olive green. It has a
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The Opal is the national gemstone of Australia. The state of Nevada in the
United States honors the black opal as its' state gem stone. The black opal is
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