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Starting To Collect Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Why collect loose gemstones you ask? For many people it's because gemstones are extremely beautiful. And like their higher counterpart, natural diamonds they can become extremely valuable over the years. Many people love to collect and show case each and every one of the 150 varieties available. Read long as we look at the hobby of collecting loose gemstones.
First off you'll need the knowledge on the wide variety of stones available. This will help you to know what exactly you're looking for and prevent you from making mistakes. Without the proper knowledge you can make costly mistakes.
The first item to take into account should be the color of the gemstone. You'll want the gemstone to be as close in color as possible to the pure colors of the spectrum. We are talking about red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Generally, the prices very pale or very dark semiprecious and precious stones are lower.
The cut of your gemstone is an important factor to consider in evaluating gemstones. The stone has to be cut in a way that reflects light back to the viewer. A stone that has a poor cut will not reflect light consistently over its entire surface. Color tone, saturation, and hue will never be consistent.
The clarity in a stone is our next factor. Gemstone clarity relates to the amount of inclusions (trace elements or large particles of other elements or minerals) that a gem has. A flawless gemstone is more valuable. To see flaws beyond with the eye can see requires a 10X gemstone loupe or gemstone microscope. Serious hobbyists will buy a jewelers diamond gemstone loupe 10X for viewing their coins, beads, stamps or in our case gemstones.
Next item to look at is the duo of weight and size. Due to their nature gemstones can vary greatly in density and specific gravity. Weight and size are not necessarily equal across the board. If a diamond of a certain size weighs 1.00 carats then a ruby of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An Emerald of equal size would be approximately 0.95 carats while an Alexandrite gemstone would be about 1.23 carats.
Collecting gemstones can be a great hobby. And there are so many different types when it comes to gemstones. You can collect gemstones like Malachite, Chalcedony (bloodstone) or Variscite for instance. The choice and beauty and variety is almost endless. And if you like a hands on hobby you can find gemstones for yourself instead of buying. Take the example of the US. In North Carolina you can find Beryl, Aquamarine, Emerald, Almandite Garnet, Rhodolite, and Pyrope Garnet, Diamond, Cyanitecomma
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In ancient times, gemstones were the sole property of kings and noblemen. Gemstones have been used to adorn weapons of war, scepters and crowns. There is extensive gemstone meaning and folklore - these beautiful little rocks and minerals have been used for everything from healing to good luck amulets.
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The Clarity of a diamond is based on the number, location, size, and type of
inclusions found in the stone. An inclusion is an imperfection or trace mineral
in the stone that is visible under the magnification of a jeweler's loupe. The
fewer inclusions the diamond has; the clearer, more brilliant and more expensive
the diamond will be. A "Flawless" diamond is one that has no inclusions and is
extremely rare and valuable.
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