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So You Want To Collect Gemstones

By Lee MacRae

Why would someone go to the trouble of collect loose gemstones? Well for one thing gemstones are extremely beautiful. And like their more familiar cousin, natural diamonds, their value increases over time. Many people love to find, collect and finish the wide variety of gemstones available today. This article will look at the hobby of collecting loose gemstones.

The very first step in starting the hobby of collecting gemstones the wise way is by getting adequate knowledge about them. By taking a look in your local bookstore you'll find numerous books on gemstones that will prevent you from making mistakes at the start.

First on the list to evaluate is gemstone color. Gemstones are the most intensely colored naturally occurring materials you can find. Gemstones are so related to color that they've even become associated with particular ones. Without a doubt you will recognize sapphire blue, ruby red, jade green, aquamarine, emerald green or turquoise. Gemstones become higher in value they closer they are to natural spectral colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. They become less valuable the more they deviate from the spectral color.

Gemstone cut is easily one of the most important aspects when buying a gemstone. The gemstone must be cut correctly to reflect light properly. A stone that has a poor cut will never be able to reflect light consistently. Tone, color saturation, and color hue will never look consistent.

Our next consideration is the aspect of gemstone clarity. Clarity refers to the the internal conclusions or flaws of the gemstone. Larger flaws can be seen with the unaided eye while others require close examination using a 10X magnification.

The next factors to consider our size and weight. Save for pearls and corals, all gemstones are priced by the carat. One carat is the equivalent of 0.2 grams However you should know weight and size are not the same in gemstones. The density and specific gravity can differ in stones. Take a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats and you will see that a similar sized sapphire or ruby weighs out at 1.20 carats.

Taking up the collecting of loose gemstones can be a great hobby. And there is such a variety in gemstones you can collect. You can collect gemstones like Chrysocolla, Pyrite or Turquoise for instance. The choice and beauty and variety is almost endless. And if money is tight you can go gemstone hunting and find the raw materials instead of buying them. Take the example of the US. In Maryland you can search for Beryl and Clam Pearl.

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