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Collecting Prescious And Semi-Prescious Gemstones

By Lee MacRae

Many people, young and old, say collecting various loose gemstones or loose diamonds is a favorite pastime. Many people have a great love of the various gemstones found around the world today. This article will discuss a number of things you need to know when starting to collect gemstones yourself.

The first thing you need to do is to get some books from the library or bookstore. You want to understand as much as you possibly can about your new hobby. The more you learn about the hobby of gemstones the less likely you are to make a mistake. You need to be as informed as possible.

Color is a very important part in evaluating a gemstone. The closer the color comes to its purer spectral value the more valuable it is. Traditional spectral colors include violent, blue, green,, orange and red. Colors that tend to be darker or paler tend to be less valued.

The cut of your gemstone is easily one of the most important aspects when evaluating gemstones. The stone has to be cut with precision to reflect the light properly. A poor cut will not reflect light consistently over its entire surface. Color tone, saturation, and hue will always appear inconsistent

The clarity in a stone is our next factor. Gemstone clarity relates 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 determine the flaws not seen with the unaided eye you need a gemstone loupe (gemstone clarity magnifier) or gem microscope. Serious hobbyists will get a 10X jewelers were gemstone loup for viewing their coins, beads, stamps or in our case gemstones.

Next item to look at is the duo of size and weight. Due to the fact gemstones can vary in density or specific gravity. Weight and size are not equal for each and every stone. Take the example of a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats and a sapphire of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An emerald stone would be about 0.95 carats and an Alexandrite stone would be about 1.23 carats.

Although gems are frequently used in jewelry, they are a great hobby and pastime as well. In fact, there are many attractive and interesting gemstones that are just too big or fragile to be used for jewelry. Take each gemstone and Think of it as a mini sculpture or piece of art to be highly treasured for its beautiful colors and the finish you apply to it. And unlike some hobbies that require you to pay for your specimens you can actually go hunting for raw gemstones in the field. In the United States in Alabama you can find Beryl, blue and yellow; Smoky Quartz and Hematite. And if you travel to Canada you will find opal in the Okanagan, British Columbia or pink and dark blueish spinels in Wakefield, Quebec as well as black spinel in Burgess and bathhurst Townships in Ontario. Think of collecting gemstones as a great hobby and pastime.

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Rhodochrosite opens the heart to give and receive love. You may feel that you
are a loving person and yet I would like to have you ask yourself how you are
about receiving love, attention and blessings. You may think you are good at
receiving yet how do you feel about receiving and allowing loving relationships,
close connections, intimate relationships and trusting in the full process of
love and relationships. This stone is not just about romantic love but the kind
of friendships that are balanced, deep and fulfilling. If you are having some
challenges with allowing friends or family into your heart and your physical
sacred space then you may want to bring some of the pink energy of rhodochrosite
into your energy field. Life is too short to keep people at arm�s distance. Open
your heart and allow love!
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Lapis is known as the December Traditional Birthstone. Lapis Lazuli is the
anniversary gemstone for the 7th and 9th year of marriage. It is said that Lapis
helps one understand the mind. It helps to expand your viewpoint. It is good for
connecting the heart and the mind when worn over the heart.
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