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Starting The Hobby Of Loose Gemstone Collecting

By Lee MacRae

Many people today say collecting various loose gemstones or loose diamonds is a favorite pastime. They love the colors and the beauty of the various gemstones found worldwide today. This article will examine the things you need to know when starting this gemstone hobby.

The first thing you need to do is to get yourself some books on gemstones. You want to understand as much as you possibly can about precious and semiprecious gemstones. The more you know about the hobby of gemstones the less likely you are to make a mistake. You'll know exactly what to look for in a quality stone.

To start with, an important aspect in gemstone evaluation is color. Without a doubt, gemstones are the most intensely colored natural materials you can find. Gemstones are so related to color that they've even become associated with particular ones. Without a doubt you will recognize sapphire blue, ruby red, jade green, aquamarine, emerald green or turquoise. Gemstones will have a higher value the closer they are to the colors in the spectrum of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. They drop in value the farther they are from the pure spectral color.

Cut is one of the all-important 4Cs and factors into appraisal of diamonds but along with your gemstones. A good cut showcases the gemstone's color, diminishes its inclusions, and highlight the proportions and symmetry of the stone. One way to determine the precision of the cut is to consider how well it reflects light on a consistent basis throughout the surface of the stone. If the stone is cut on the shallow side most of the light will refract out instead of reflecting internally. Gemstone color will be washed out.

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 obviously valued highly. To see flaws beyond with the eye can see requires a 10X gemstone clarity magnifier or gem microscope. Many hobbyists will use a jewelers diamond gemstone loupe 10X for viewing stamps, coins, beads as well as gems.

Next on the agenda is the duo of size and weight. Because gemstones can vary greatly in density and specific gravity. Weight and size are not necessarily equal across the board. If you have a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats a ruby of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An emerald stone would be about 0.95 carats and an Alexandrite gemstone would be about 1.23 carats.

Taking up the collecting of loose gemstones can be very rewarding hobby. And there are so many different types when it comes to gemstones. You can start collecting gemstones like Emerald, Tanzanite and other varieties of zoisite or Variscite for example. The varieties are nearly endless. And if money is tight you can go hunting for raw gemstones. Take the example of the US. In Missouri you can hunt for Pearl, Fluorite, Pyrite and Calcite.

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Obsidian is fairly fragile. treat obsidian carefully as sharp blows will cause
it to crack. Obsidian is most often found in Hawaii, Japan and Java. However, it
can be found in all areas with volcanic activity. Apache tears are dark obsidian
pieces found in Arizona and New Mexico. It is said that gemstone healers use
obsidian to get clearer insight into problems. In ancient times, obsidian was
used as mirrors. Sharp shards of obsidian were formed into arrowheads.
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Sometimes, Fancy Jasper is called bloodstone. However these are very different
stones as Fancy Jasper comes in many colors. Generally, the polish will be
removed if you get this type of stone wet. As with other jewelry, avoid
scratches, sharp blows and harsh chemicals.
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For the 4th and 6th year of marriage, Amethyst is the anniversary gemstone.
Amethyst is used to increase spiritually. Often amethyst is used in presents to
represent security, sincerity, and peace of mind.
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