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Starting The Hobby Of Gemstone Collecting
By Lee MacRae
The term gemology refers to the art, profession and science of evaluating and identifying rocks known as natural diamonds or loose gemstones. A number of people taken up this profession as a hobby. They become interested in collecting and evaluating loose gemstones or loose diamonds. A number of these hobbyists start to travel to various areas nearby to look for raw gemstones. Some hobbyists will learn to cut or tumble the gemstones they find. If this hobby interest you follow along as we show you the various factors in gemstone collecting.
To start off right you need to read up on the wide variety of stones available. This will help you to know what you're buying and prevent you from making mistakes. This will help you make informed decisions.
Number one to look at is the color of the gem. Gemstones at the top of the ladder have pure colors there as close as possible to the exact spectral color of violent, blue, green,, orange or red. Muted gemstone colors or on the dark side lowers the value per carat.
Stone cut is the second most important factor to look at. How precise the cut is determines the amount of light the stone will reflect. The cut will factor highly in the brilliance of the stone and how much someone will pay for it.
The clarity of a gemstone is our next factor. Gemstone clarity relates to the absence of flaws or blemishes inside the stone. A perfect gemstone is obviously valued highly. To determine the flaws not seen with the unaided eye you need a 10X gemstone loupe (gemstone clarity magnifier) or gem microscope. Most hobbyists will use a jewelers diamond gemstone loupe 10X for viewing stamps, coins, beads as well as gems.
You will note that gemstones are categorized according to their size since it is more uniform than carat weight. But different gemstones may be of the same size but have different carat weights that result in different prices as well. This is due to gemstone difference regarding specific gravity depending upon the chemical composition and crystal structure type Normally a one carat brilliant round diamond 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.
Taking up the collecting of loose gemstones can be a great hobby. And there are so many different types when it comes to gemstones. You can collect gemstones like Kunzite, Chalcedony (bloodstone) or Natural moissanite for instance. The opportunities are seemingly endless. And if you like a hands on hobby you can go gemstone hunting and find the raw materials instead of buying them. Take the example of the United States. In New Jersey you can find Smoky Quartz, Agate, Pearl and Prehnite.
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Sapphires do twinkle. This is caused by the smaller, microscopic stones inside
the primary gem that were created at the same time. This twinkling phenomenon is
known as "silk" referring to its silky and silvery qualities. It appears as a
star that seems to be imposed over a silk like background.
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The colour intensity of an emerald depends on the chromium quantities. Maytime
Grass is considered to be the most beautiful. An emerald is one of the few
stones that actually will shine in the dark when a small amount of light appears
in the room. The colour occurs when the geochemical makeup of beryllium and
chromium are found together. The combination is not easily found, and considered
to be a rare phenomenon. Natural chemical processes are what really form the
stones.
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