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Our Featured Gemstone WriterHow To Start Gemstone Collecting
By Lee MacRae
Gemology is the profession, science, and even art of evaluating and identifying rocks known as
natural diamonds or
loose gemstones. A number of people taken up this profession more as a hobby. They collect and evaluate
loose gemstones or
loose diamonds. Some people even begin to visit various local locations to look for raw 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 reveal the things you should know to start this hobby.
The very first step in starting the hobby of collecting gemstones the proper way is through the power of knowledge. By taking a look in your local bookstore you can locate all you need to know about the subject that will help you to know exactly what you should do.
The first criteria you need to evaluate is stone color. Gemstones are the most intensely colored natural material available on earth. 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 become higher in value when they are equal in color to the spectral colors of yellow, blue, violet, green, orange and red. They drop in value when they are lighter or darker than the spectral color.
The cut of a stone is the second most important value determination to take a look at. The preciseness of the cut determines the amount of light the gemstone stone will reflect. The cut will factor highly in the brilliance of the stone and how much someone will pay for it.
The next factor to look at is the clarity. This means the purity of the gemstone or the lack of internal inclusions, particles or spots inside the crystal. Needless to say, stones with no flaws are hard to find and make your stones very valuable.
Gemstones are often categorized according to their size because of being more uniform than carat weight. But different gemstones may be of the same size but have different carat weights that result in different prices as well. This is due to the nature of gemstone difference of specific gravity or relative density depending upon the chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure. Normally a one carat brilliant round diamond with normal proportions is approximately 6.5 mm around. A comparable round brilliant ruby of the same size and proportions will weigh in at 1.55 carats instead.
Although gemstones are normally used for jewelry, loose gemstones are great for collecting. 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 consider it as a piece of art and value it for its unique nature and vibrant colors. And in this hobby you don't have to always lay out cash because you can find your raw materials through field trips In the United States in Maryland you can search for Beryl and Clam Pearl. And in Canada you can hunt for nephrite jade in the Frances Lake area in the Yukon Territory or labradorite on the adjacent islands and coastal area of Labrador and even the unique deep blue beryl in Canada's Yukon Territory. Think of gemstone collecting for the great hobby it is.
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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
for hundreds of years.
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Sapphire has been mined in Australia for over 100 years and Australian mines
have produced commercial quantities for at least 50 years. For several decades
recognition of the quality and quantity of sapphire produced in Australia has
been concealed by many international vested interests in an effort to control
the supply and price of sapphire gems. As a result the best Australian sapphire
has often been sold as being "Ceylon" or "Thai" material and this has concealed
the very high quality and outstanding colour range of Australian Material.
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