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Collecting Prescious And Semi-Prescious Stones

By Lee MacRae

Gemology is the art, profession and science of evaluating and identifying rocks known as natural diamonds or loose gemstones. A number of people taken up this profession as a hobby. They become interested in making a collection of items like loose gemstone or natural diamonds. You'll even find some that like to visit different local areas to look for rough gemstones. Some even tumble or learn to cut their own gemstones. If you have an interest in this hobby follow along as we show you the different aspects of this hobby.

At the very beginning you need to learn all you can 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. A knowledgeable buyer is a wise one.

To start with, an important aspect in gemstone evaluation is color. Without a doubt, 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. You've no doubt heard about emerald green, ruby red, sapphire blue, jade green, turquoise or aquamarine. Gemstones are valued much higher they closer they are to natural spectral colors of violet, blue, green,, orange and red. They drop in value when they are lighter or darker than the pure spectral color.

Gemstone cut is easily one of the most important aspects when buying a gemstone. The cut has to be done with precision to reflect the light properly. A stone that has a poor cut can't reflect the light consistently over its surface. The hue, tone and color saturation will never be consistent.

The next factor to consider is the stone's clarity. This means the purity of the gemstone with no internal conclusions, internal particles or spots within the crystal structure. Without a doubt, zero flaws are hard to find and make your stones very valuable.

You will note that gemstones are categorized according to size since it is more uniform than carat weight. But two different gemstones may have the same size but differ in carat weights and as a result different pricing structures. This factor comes from the difference of specific gravity or relative density depending upon the materials chemical composition and crystalline structure. Normally a one carat brilliant round diamond of typical proportions will be approximately 6.5 mm in diameter. A comparable round brilliant ruby of the same size and proportions will weigh in at 1.55 carats.

Although gems are frequently used in jewelry, they are a great hobby and pastime as well. Actually there are many interesting and attractive gemstones who that are too fragile or too large to be used in jewelry. Here's a suggestion -- don't think of a gem as a component of jewelry; Think of it as a mini sculpture or piece of art to be highly treasured for its unusual nature and for the craftsmanship of the artisan who shaped it. And in this hobby you don't have to always lay out cash because you can actually go hunting for raw gemstones in the field. In the United States in New Mexico you'll find Turquoise, Garnet, Peridot, Rock Crystal and Obsidian And in Canada you can find nephrite jade in the Frances Lake area in the Yukon Territory or labradorite on the adjacent islands and coastal area of Labrador as well as black spinel in Burgess and bathhurst Townships in Ontario. Take up gemstone collecting and you won't regret it.

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Topaz is full of mystery, in fact there is a famous movie mystery thriller named
after it. The Topaz is well-known as a large quality gem. The worlds. largest
topaz crystal was found in Brazil at the Minas Gerais, the world.s most well-
known producer of topaz. It was purchased in 1938 by Allan Caplan, a New York
dealer in minerals and precious gems. Upon his first inspection of the stone he
thought there might be something wrong with it, and this particular stone along
with two others were sent the American Museum for further study. What the
experts found was the largest topaz known to that date. It is still housed at
the museum.
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A factor in a gemstone�s value is its uniqueness. This means unusual colors or
patterns in the stone or rare and interesting inclusions or impurities. These
things are often appreciated and valued by custom, fine jewelers, but overlooked
by wholesalers. It may be hard to �get a really good deal� just going by the 4
C�s because everyone who buys and sells gemstones and gemstone jewelry
professionally goes by them to assess value. But if you are a careful observer,
you may be able to spot something special in a stone that someone else has
missed.
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