Starting The Hobby Of Loose Gemstone Collecting
By Lee MacRae
Why collect loose gemstones you ask? Well to begin with gemstones are extremely beautiful. And like their higher counterpart, natural diamonds their value increases over time. Many hobbyists love to collect and work with the wide variety of gemstones available today. Follow along as we examine the loose gemstones hobby.
To begin with your first priority is to get yourself some reading material. You want to understand as much as you possibly can about the subject of gemstones. The more you understand about each kind of gemstone the better off you'll be. You'll know exactly what to buy.
Number one to look at is the color of the gem. Gemstones at the top of the ladder have colors that are close to the purest spectral colors of violent, blue, green,, orange or red. Gemstone colors that are muted or too dark are diminished in value.
Gemstone cut is an important aspect to consider in evaluating gemstones. The gemstone must be cut with precision to reflect the light properly. A gemstone with an improper cut can't reflect the light consistently over its surface. Color saturation, hue and tone will never be consistent.
Next to look at is the issue of gemstone clarity. The aspect of clarity refers to the external blemishes or the internal conclusions or flaws of a stone. Any large flaws you can usually see with your naked eye with others requiring a 10X magnification.
You will often find that gemstones are often listed according to their size aspect since it is more uniform than carat weight. But different gemstones may be the same size but have different carat weights that result in different pricing structures. This factor comes from the difference regarding specific gravity or relative density and depends on the materials chemical composition and crystalline structure. For example, a one carat round diamond with standard 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 instead.
Collecting gemstones as a hobby can be very enjoyable and rewarding in the long run. It doesn't have to be very expensive and yet you can buy some very beautiful items. Many people love to set aside vacation or weekend time to go hunting for raw gemstones. Take the example of the US. In Oregon you'll find Agate, Obsidian, Hydrolite and Sunstone. And if you like to travel farther you can find opal in Coober Pedy, Andamooka or Mintabie in South Australia, topaz in Mt Surprise or O'Briens Creek in Queensland, Australia or check out the quartz regions in Cloncurry in Queensland, Australia.
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Onyx is a rich-looking, affordable black stone. It is often mixed with pearls to
create elegant jewelry. Onyx, sard, and sardonyx are all varieties of chalcedony
(microcrystaline quartz). Onyx comes in brown, white, grey, and black. Sard is a
reddish-brown variety. Sardonyx is a blend of sard and onyx with the red bands
of sard and the white bands of onyx. Onyx, Sard and Sardonyx all have a hardness
rating of 7.
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