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The Hobby Of Loose Gemstone Collecting

By Lee MacRae

For many people collecting loose gemstones or loose diamonds is their favorite hobby. Many people have a great love of the various gemstones you can find just about everywhere in the world. This article will look at a number of factors you should understand when starting to collect varieties of gemstones yourself.

To begin with you need to learn all you can on the various gemstones available. This will help you to know what you're buying so you buy the right items. Without the proper knowledge you can make costly mistakes.

The first criteria you need to evaluate is stone color. It is a fact that gemstones are the most intensely colored natural material available on earth. These materials are so related to their color that they've even had their names combined with associated colors. Everyone knows ruby red, emerald green, sapphire blue, aquamarine, turquoise, and jade green Gemstones become higher in value when they are equal in color to the spectral colors of yellow, blue, violet, green, orange and red. They drop in value the more they deviate from the spectral color.

Gemstone cut is one of the most important traits in determining gemstone value. The cut has to be done with precision to reflect the light properly. A gemstone with an improper cut will not reflect light in a consistent way. Color saturation, hue and tone will be inconsistent.

The next factor to look at is the clarity. This is talking about the purity of the stone or the absence of internal inclusions, spots, or particles inside the crystal. Needless to say, stones with no flaws would make the gemstone highly valuable.

You will note that gemstones are categorized according to their size criteria since it is more uniform than carat weight. But two different gemstones may be the same size but differ in carat weights and as a result different pricing structures. This is due to the nature of gemstone difference of specific gravity depending upon the materials chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure. A one carat round brilliant diamond, for example with standard 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.

Collecting various gemstones can be a great hobby. And there is a wide range and variety in precious and semi precious stones that you can collect. You could try collecting Emerald, Pyrite or Onyx for example. The opportunities are seemingly endless. And if money is tight you can go hunting for raw gemstones. Just in the United States in Virginia you can find Amethyst, Garnet, Beryl and Moonstone.

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To be classified as a gemstone, a material must possess three qualities: beauty, rarity and durability. Beauty can be measured by the gemstone�s color, clarity and cut. Rarity is determined by the scarcity of the gem�s occurrence in nature or in the marketplace. And durability is based on the hardness, toughness and stability of the gem.
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Other than the oil on emeralds, which can last for years before needing replacement, any quality enhancement is permanent and should not require special care. With emeralds, you should simply be careful not to clean the stone too vigorously or you might remove the layer of wax or oil, changing the appearance of the stone. If this happens, bring it to your jeweler to have the layer reapplied. Bringing your emerald in for a cleaning and re-oiling on a regular basis will help keep it looking its best.
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