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The Hobby Of Loose Gemstone Collecting

By Lee MacRae

Many people, young and old, say collecting loose gemstones or loose diamonds is their favorite hobby. Many people have a great love Of the assorted number of gemstones found around the world today. Read long as we look at a number of factors you should understand when starting to collect gemstones yourself.

At the very beginning you need to read up on the wide variety of stones available. This knowledge will help you to know the properties of each stone and prevent you from wasting your money. Without the proper knowledge you can make costly mistakes.

One of the first things you look at Is gemstone color. Highly prized gemstones have colors that are close in pureness to the spectral colors of yellow, blue, Violet, green, orange or red. Gemstone colors that are muted or too dark lowers the value per carat.

Cut is one of the all-important 4Cs and factors highly into the appraisal of not only diamonds but along with your gemstones. A precision cut gemstone highlights the pure color of the stone, diminish any inclusions, and highlight the proportions and symmetry of the stone. One way of determining the excellence of gemstone cut is to consider how evenly it reflects light throughout its surface. If the stone is cut on the shallow side most of this light were refracted away instead of reflecting inside the gemstone. Gemstone color will be washed out.

Gemstone clarity is an important consideration. When we talk of clarity it relates to a stones relative freedom from inclusions or blemishes. A gemstones that is normally found to be clean is obviously valued highly. To examine flaws not seen with the naked eye you need a gemstone loupe (gemstone clarity magnifier) or gem microscope. Many hobbyists will buy a 10X jewelers were gemstone loup for examining coins, stamps and of course gemstones.

Next thing to look at is the duo of size and weight. Due to their nature gemstones vary and specific gravity or density. Size and weight are not necessarily equal from stone to stone. If a diamond of a certain size weighs 1.00 carats then a ruby of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An equal sized Emerald would be 0.95 carats while an Alexandrite gemstone would be about 1.23 carats.

Although gems are frequently used in jewelry, they are perfectly good collectibles in their own right. In fact, there are many attractive and interesting gemstones that are simply too big and fragile for use in jewelry. Take each loose gemstone and think of it as a piece of art, a miniature sculpture to be treasured for its beautiful colors and the finish you apply to it. And in this hobby you don't have to always lay out cash because you can use vacation time to actually hunt for raw gemstones in stead of buying. In the United States in New Hampshire you can rock hunt for Beryl, Rock Crystal and Garnet. And in Canada you can find nephrite jade in Cry Lake, British Columbia or amethyst near Thunder Bay, Ontario and even amethyst from Nova Scotia. Take up gemstone collecting and you won't regret it.

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The 1759-carat Guinness Emerald Crystal. The stone was found at the Coscuez in
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Benitoite is only found in San Benito County, in Southern California. Just a few
hundred carats are found each year. A lot of this, maybe even a majority, is
kept in it�s natural form. Very little gets cut and offered for sale. Because it
is fairly well known and quite beautiful, the larger pieces demand prices around
$1,000 per carat. This is quite a bit less than a diamond or ruby, but much more
that other rare gems.
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Obsidian is natural glass. It is beautiful and jet black. Snowflake obsidian is
gray and black; mohagony obsidian is brown and black. All three varieties make
wonderful jewelry. Obsidian has been used for jewelry, mirrors, tools and more
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