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The Hobby Of Gemstone Collecting
By Lee MacRae
The term gemology refers to the profession, science, and even art of evaluating and identifying gemstones from natural diamonds to loose gemstones. Many people take up gemology as a hobby. They become interested in making a collection of loose gemstones or loose diamonds. You'll even find some that like to visit various locations close by to look for rough gemstones. Some of them will even tumble or finish off the gemstones themselves. If this hobby interest you follow along as we discuss the different aspects of this hobby.
Right at the beginning, what you need is to get yourself some reading material. You want to understand as much as possible about your new hobby. The more you learn about the hobby of gemstones the less likely you are to make a mistake. You will know exactly what to look for.
First on your list to take into account should be gemstone color. You'll want the stone that is as close as possible to the pure spectral colors. The spectral colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Generally, the prices very pale or very dark stones are lower in value.
Gemstone cut is an important factor to consider when buying a gemstone. The cut has to be done in a way that reflects light back to the viewer. A stone that has a poor cut can't reflect the light consistently over its surface. Color saturation, hue and tone will always look inconsistent.
Our next consideration is the aspect of gemstone clarity. Clarity refers to the internal flaws (inclusions) or the external blemishes of a stone being considered. Larger flaws can easily be seen with the unaided eye with others needing to be magnified 10X
Next comes size and weight. All gemstones [except for pearls and corals] are valued by the unit called the carat. One carat is the equivalent of 0.2 grams Be aware however, that weight and size are not always equal and gemstones. The density and specific gravity can differ in stones. Take a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats and you will see that a Sapphire or ruby of the same size would weigh 1.20 carats.
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 gemstones that are simply too big and fragile for use in jewelry. Look at each stone and consider it as a piece of art and value it 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 Colorado you can find Beryl, Aquamarine, Phenacite, Garnet, Amethyst, Agate, Citrine, Pyrite, Rose Quartzcomma
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Rubies and sapphires are different colored varieties of the mineral corundum.
Now corundum is a fairly common mineral. Second only to diamond in hardness it
has been mined extensively for abrasives. The emery on your emery boards and
sand paper is corundum. Gem quality corundum is quite a bit rarer, consisting of
only a percent or so of all the corundum found. The most common of the gem grade
corundum is blue sapphire. Sapphire comes in every color of the rainbow and the
other colors are rarer than the blues. This may be a bit of a surprise as the
blue ones are so valuable. However, the law of supply and demand comes in here.
Most of the people wanting a sapphire are looking for a deep blue gemstone, not
something yellow or green. Hot pink sapphires and the pinkish orange variety
know as padparasha do demand a high price in the market place. Generally though,
it is the demand for blue gems that fuels the pricing here.
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The name for the Garnet gemstone is derived from the Latin word for grain because of the rounded crystals. It comes in many colors, except blue. The garnets normally used in jewelry designed by James Avery are generally in the red-violet to red-brown color range. In ancient times, only people of noble birth could wear garnets. Garnets mainly come from the East Coast of Africa. Small deposits are also found in the U.S., Czech Republic and India. It ranks 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness and is the birthstone for the month of January.
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Zircon is a natural stone often used to imitate diamonds. It is often confused
with cubic zirconia which is a synthetic stone. Sometimes zircon is used instead
of diamonds in a wedding or engagement ring. Zircon is a natural stone - not to
be confused with Cubic Zirconia which is manmade. It is known as a colorless
stone used to imitate diamonds but also comes in: blue, yellow, orange, red,
brown and green . It has a hardness of 7.5.
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