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So You Want To Collect Loose Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
The term gemology refers to the profession, science, and even art of evaluating and identifying gemstones from natural diamonds to loose gemstones. A number of people taken up this profession as a hobby. They become very interested in starting to collect loose gemstones or loose diamonds. You'll even find some that like to visit various local locations to look for rough gemstones. Some of them will even tumble or finish off the gemstones themselves. If this hobby interest you read along as we discuss the different aspects of this hobby.
Right at the beginning, what you need is to visit the library and get some books. You want to understand everything there is to know about precious and semiprecious gemstones. The more you understand about the hobby of gemstones the less likely you are to make a mistake. You will know exactly what to look for.
The chief thing you need to take into account is stone color. You'll want the gemstone to be as close as possible to the pure spectral colors. The spectral colors are violet, orange, yellow, green, blue, and red. The prices of very dark are very pale semiprecious and precious gemstones are less per carat.
The cut of your gemstone is an important factor to consider when buying a gemstone. The cut has to be done in a way that reflects light back to the viewer. A poor cut will not reflect the light consistently. Color saturation, hue and tone will always look inconsistent.
Next up is gemstone clarity. Clarity refers to the the internal conclusions or flaws of the gemstone. Any large flaws are visible to the unaided eye with the others needing a 10X magnification.
Next on the agenda is the duo of weight and size. Due to their nature gemstones can vary in density or specific gravity. Weight and size are not equal for each and every stone. 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 in precious and semi precious stones that you can collect. You can collect gemstones like Olivine (Peridot), Sapphire or Onyx for instance. The opportunities are seemingly endless. And if you like a hands on hobby you can go hunting for raw gemstones. For example in Minnesota you can hunt for Agate and Thomsonite.
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Tiger Eye is often heat treated. This is permanent so no extra care is required.
As with all gems, protect topaz from scratches and sharp blows. Also avoid large
temperature changes (such as leaving it be a heater vent or in a hot car).
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Gemstones have been a source of fascination for centuries. Partially, this is because of the many remarkable effects produced by their interaction with light. The individual properties of gemstones contribute to the rarity, durability and beauty of the stone; making it both desirable and valuable.
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Today, some of the finest emeralds can be found in South America. They can be
found in other parts of the world with the most important sites being in Africa,
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Madagascar. The Mines of Cleopatra were the earliest
emerald mines on earth. There was emerald mining as early as 2000 B.C. These
early mines were abandoned in 1750, briefly revived, and then finally left to
nature in the 1920.s.
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