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By Lee MacRae
For many people collecting loose gemstones or loose diamonds is their favorite hobby. Many people have a great love of the wide array of gemstones found worldwide today. Read long as we examine the things you need to know when starting to collect gemstones yourself.
To begin with you'll need the knowledge on the various gemstones available. This will help you to know what you're buying and prevent you from wasting your money. This will help you make informed decisions.
Color is a very important part in evaluating a gemstone. The closer a color is to its purer spectral value the more valuable it is. Traditionally, these specter colors include red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Colors that tend to be paler or darker than the pure color tend to be less valued.
Gemstone cut is very important and factors into appraisal of diamonds but you're gemstones as well. A good cut highlights the gemstone's color, lessen any inclusions and exhibits good overall symmetry and proportion. One way to determine the precision in the cut is to look at how well and consistent it reflects light throughout the surface of the stone. If the gemstone is cut to shallow most of the light will refract out instead of reflecting inside the gemstone. That will make the gem seem washed out and windowed.
Next up is the clarity of the gemstone. The aspect of clarity refers to the internal flaws ( known as inclusions) or the outside blemishes of a stone being considered. Larger flaws can be seen with the naked eye with others requiring a 10X magnification.
Gemstones are often listed according to size because of being more uniform than carat weight. But two different gemstones may be the same size but have different carat weights that result in different in prices as well. This factor comes from the difference in relative density or specific gravity depending upon the chemical composition and crystal structure type For example, a one carat round diamond with normal proportions is approximately 6.5 mm around. A comparable round brilliant ruby of the same size and proportions will weigh approximately 1.55 carats.
Taking up the hobby of gemstones can become an enjoyable pastime and also rewarding in the long run. You can start small and don't have to spend a lot of money and yet you can buy some very beautiful items. Many people love to take vacations to go hunting gemstones. Take the example of the US. In Maryland you can search for Beryl and Clam Pearl. And if you like to travel farther you can find opal in Opalton, Yowah, Queensland, Austalia, topaz in Mt Surprise or O'Briens Creek in Queensland, Australia or hunt in the garnet fields in Fullarton River in Queensland, Australia.
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Sapphire is September's birthstone and comes in every color except red (ruby).
Blue is the most common color for sapphire gems. White sapphire is occassionally
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emstones are also found in jewelry in the form of beads. Beads come in all
shapes and sizes and have a hole in the middle that allows them to be strung.
Gemstone beads are similar to cabochons in that they use stones that are not
clear enough to be faceted, and generally are less valuable. There are always
exceptions however: one of them is pearls. Pearls are as valuable as beads as
they are simply set.
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