Collecting Prescious And Semi-Prescious Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Gemology is the profession, science, and even art of evaluating and identifying gemstones from loose gemstones to natural diamonds. A number of people taken up this profession as a passionate hobby. They become interested in making a collection of loose diamonds or loose gemstones. You'll even find some that like to visit various locations close by to look for rough gemstones. Some even tumble or learn to cut their own gemstones. If this hobby interest you follow along as we show you the in and outs of gemstone collecting.
To begin with you'll need the knowledge on the wide variety of stones available. This will help you to know what exactly you're looking for and prevent you from wasting your money. Without the proper knowledge you can make costly mistakes.
The first criteria you need to evaluate is stone color. Without a doubt, 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. Without a doubt you will recognize sapphire blue, ruby red, jade green, aquamarine, emerald green or turquoise. Gemstones will have a higher value the closer they are to the colors in the spectrum of orange, green, yellow, violet and blue. They are valued much less the farther they are from the pure natural color.
The cut of your gemstone is an important factor to consider when you consider a gemstone's value. The stone has to be cut with precision to reflect the light properly. A gemstone with an improper cut can't reflect the light consistently over its surface. Tone, color saturation, and color hue will be inconsistent.
Gemstone clarity is the next item to consider. When we talk of clarity it relates to the absence of flaws or blemishes inside the stone. The gemstone without flaws is obviously worth more. To determine the flaws not seen with the unaided eye you need a 10X gemstone loupe (gemstone clarity magnifier) or gem microscope. Serious hobbyists will buy an inexpensive 10X gemstone or jewelers loup for viewing stamps, coins, beads as well as gems.
Next comes weight and size. Except for corals and pearls, all gemstones are valued by the unit called the carat. One carat equals a 0.2 grams. However you should know size and weight and gemstones are not the same. Density or specific gravity can very. Take a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats and you will see that a similar sized sapphire or ruby weighs out at 1.20 carats.
Getting involved in collecting gemstones can give you an enjoyable pastime and also rewarding in the long run. It doesn't have to be very expensive and yet you can build a very exquisite collection. Many people love to set aside vacation or weekend time to go hunting gemstones. Take the example of the US. In Hawaii you can find Peridot and Coral. And if you like to travel farther you can find opal at Lightning Ridge in NSW, Austalia, topaz in Mt Surprise or O'Briens Creek in Queensland, Australia or hunt the peridot fields in Mortlake in Victoria, Australia.
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