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How To Start Gemstone Collecting
By Lee MacRae
Many people, young and old, say collecting semi-precious and precious gemstones like loose diamonds or loose gemstones is a passionate hobby. They love the colors and the beauty of the various gemstones you can find just about everywhere in the world. This article will discuss a number of things you need to know when starting this interesting gemstone hobby.
To begin with your first priority is to get yourself some reading material. You want to learn everything there is to know about your new hobby. The more you understand about the hobby of gemstones the wiser will be your purchases. You will know exactly what you are looking at.
First on the list to evaluate is gemstone color. It is a fact that gemstones are the most intensely colored natural materials you can find. These materials are so related to their color that they've even had their names combined with associated colors. 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 become less valuable the farther they are from the natural color.
Gemstone cut is easily one of the most important aspects when you consider a gemstone's value. The cut has to be done correctly to reflect light properly. A poor cut will not reflect the light consistently. The color hue, color tone and saturation will always look inconsistent.
Gemstone clarity is the next item to consider. Gemstone clarity relates to the amount of inclusions (trace elements or large particles of other elements or minerals) that a gem has. A perfect gemstone is obviously valued highly. To determine the flaws not seen with the unaided eye you need a gem microscope or 10X gemstone clarity magnifier. Serious hobbyists will get a 10X jewelers were gemstone loup for viewing their coins, beads, stamps or in our case gemstones.
Next item to look at is the duo of size and weight. Because gemstones can vary greatly in density and specific gravity. Weight and size are not equal for each and every stone. Take the example of a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats and a sapphire 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.
Although gems are frequently used in jewelry, they are a great hobby and pastime as well. Actually there are many interesting and attractive gems that are simply too big and fragile for use in jewelry. Look at each stone and think of it as a piece of art, a miniature sculpture to be treasured for its unique nature and vibrant colors. 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 United States in Georgia you can find Ruby, Beryl, Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet and Quartz. And in Canada you can find opal in the Okanagan, British Columbia or Tourmaline from Chatham Twonship, Quebec along with iolite from Manitouwadge, Ontario. Think of gemstone collecting for the great hobby it is.
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A style of cut found in gemstone jewelry are cabochons. Cabochon cuts are widely
used for gemstones that are 1) of lower clarity and therefore will not reflect
much light. And/or 2) are of exceptional color and/or 3) are opaque in nature (
such as opal or onyx) and or 4) have special optical properties or inclusions
that are best displayed in cabochons (e.g. cat�s eye or star ruby) 5) are too
soft to be cut in facets (moonstone, opal)
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Imitation malachite has very regular black or white banding. Malachite is found
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