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So You Want To Collect Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Many people today say collecting semi-precious and precious gemstones like loose diamonds or loose gemstones is a passionate hobby. Many people have a great love of the various gemstones found worldwide today. This article will examine the things you need to know when starting this gemstone hobby.
Right at the start you need to read up on the wide variety of stones available. This will help you to know what you're buying so you buy the right items. This will help you make informed decisions.
Color is a very important part in giving value to a gemstone. The closer the color comes to its purer spectral value the more valuable it is. Traditional spectral colors are yellow, blue, Violet, green, orange and red. Colors that tend to be paler or darker than the pure spectral color are considered a lower value.
Cut is one of the all-important 4Cs and is used not only to appraise diamonds but along with your gemstones. An excellent cut will highlight the pure color of the stone, lessen any inclusions and show off its symmetry and proportions. One way of determining the excellence regarding the cut is if it is able to reflect light on a consistent level over the stones complete surface. If the stone is cut on the shallow side most of the light will refract out instead of reflecting inside. Gem color appears washed out.
Our next consideration is the aspect of clarity. Clarity is the term that refers to the external blemishes or the internal conclusions or flaws of the gemstone. Larger flaws are visible to the naked eye while others require close examination using a 10X magnification.
Gemstones are often listed according to their size aspect because of being more uniform than carat weight. But two different gemstones may have the same size but have different carat weights that result in different pricing structures. This is due to the nature of gemstone difference regarding relative density or specific gravity depending upon the chemical composition and 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.
Though you may find gemstones used a lot in jewelry, loose gemstones are great for collecting. In fact, there are many attractive and interesting gemstones that are simply too big and fragile for use in jewelry. Here's a suggestion -- don't think of a gem as a component of jewelry; consider it as a piece of art and value it for its unusual nature and for the craftsmanship of the artisan who shaped it. And unlike some hobbies that require you to pay for your specimens you can use vacation time to actually hunt for raw gemstones in stead of buying. In the US in Oregon you'll find Agate, Obsidian, Hydrolite and Sunstone. And in Canada you can hunt for nephrite jade in the Frances Lake area in the Yukon Territory or labradorite on the adjacent islands and coastal area of Labrador and even ammolite from Lethbridge, Alberta. Think of collecting gemstones as a great hobby and pastime.
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Everything changed in the "diamond world" when diamond stones started being
discovered outside of India. First, there was Borneo and then somewhere along
the line Brazil and China joined the fray. Then the glittering light of the
diamond appeared in South Africa. It happened in the 19th century. The first
known South African diamond was picked up on a beach on the African coast by a
boy who was walking through the sand. This event precipitated a new "diamond
rush" with its roots in that part of the world.
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Amethyst is known as a crystal of protection, because it repels more than it
attracts. Amethyst fosters healing and selflessness, and is associated with
spiritual awareness, meditation, balance, and positive transformation. Amethyst
stimulates inspiration, stability and strength. It also helps to control
addictive habits, aiding in sobriety (alcohol, food, sex, and other addictions).
Amethyst comes from a Greek word, amethusos, meaning �without drunkenness�
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