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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. 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 cut has to be done 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. The gemstone without flaws is definitely worth much more. To see flaws beyond with the eye can see requires a 10X gemstone loupe or gemstone microscope. Serious hobbyists will use an inexpensive 10X gemstone or jewelers loup for viewing stamps, coins, beads as well as gems.

Gemstones are often categorized according to size because it is more uniform than carat weight. But different gemstones may be the same size but have different carat weights that result in different pricing structures. This is due to gemstone difference in relative density or specific gravity and depends on the materials chemical composition and crystal structure type A one carat round brilliant diamond, for example of typical proportions will be approximately 6.5 mm in diameter. A comparable round brilliant ruby of the same size and proportions will weigh approximately 1.55 carats.

Though you may find gemstones used a lot in jewelry, they are perfectly good collectibles in their own right. Actually there are many interesting and attractive gemstones who 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 unique nature and vibrant colors. And in this hobby you don't have to always lay out cash because you can find your raw materials through field trips In the US in Maryland you can search for Beryl and Clam Pearl. And in Canada you can hunt for nephrite jade in Dease Lake, British Columbia or amazonite (microcline) near Eganville, Onttario and even amethyst from Nova Scotia. Take up gemstone collecting and you won't regret it.

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