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So You Want To Collect Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Gemology is a term referring to the science, art and profession of identifying and evaluating gemstones from loose gemstones to natural diamonds. A number of people taken up gemology more as a hobby. They become interested in collecting and evaluating items like loose gemstone or natural diamonds. Some people even begin to visit different areas nearby to hunt for raw or rough gemstones. Some hobbyists will learn to cut or tumble the gemstones they find. If you have an interest in this hobby read along as we show you the various factors in gemstone collecting.
First off you need to learn all you can on each of the gemstones out there. This knowledge will help you to know what exactly you're looking for so you buy the right items. Without the proper knowledge you can make costly mistakes.
The first criteria you need to evaluate is stone color. Gemstones are the most intensely colored naturally occurring materials you can find. These materials are so related to their color that they've even become associated with particular ones. 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 are to the colors in the spectrum of yellow, blue, violet, green, orange and red. They become less valuable when they are lighter or darker than the natural color.
The cut of your gemstone is an important aspect to consider when buying a gemstone. The gemstone must be cut correctly to reflect light properly. A gemstone with the poor cut will be muted or washed out. The color hue, color tone and saturation will never be consistent.
Gemstone clarity is our next factor. Clarity refers 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 see flaws beyond with the eye can see you need a 10X gemstone loupe (gemstone clarity magnifier) or gem microscope. Most hobbyists will use an inexpensive 10X gemstone or jewelers loup for viewing stamps, coins, beads as well as gems.
Gemstones are often categorized according to their size aspect since it is more uniform than carat weight. But different gemstones may have the same size but differ in carat weights and as a result different prices as well. This factor comes from the difference of specific gravity depending upon the materials chemical composition and crystal structure type Normally a one carat brilliant round diamond with normal proportions is approximately 6.5 mm around. A ruby that is the same size will weigh in at 1.55 carats instead.
Collecting gemstones as a hobby can be very enjoyable 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 end up with some very beautiful stones. Many people loved to spend weekends to go hunting for raw gemstones. For example in Idaho you'll find Garnet, Opal, Agate, Obsidian and Sapphire. Or you can take the time to travel and find opal in Opalton, Yowah, Queensland, Austalia, topaz in Killiecrankie, Tasmania or check out the quartz regions in Mt Hope or Inverell, New South Wales.
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Zircon is a natural stone often used to imitate diamonds. It is often confused
with cubic zirconia which is a synthetic stone. Sometimes zircon is used instead
of diamonds in a wedding or engagement ring. Zircon is a natural stone - not to
be confused with Cubic Zirconia which is manmade. It is known as a colorless
stone used to imitate diamonds but also comes in: blue, yellow, orange, red,
brown and green . It has a hardness of 7.5.
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