Starting The Hobby Of Loose Gemstone Collecting
By Lee MacRae
Why would anyone collect items like loose gemstones, you ask? Well to begin with they've been sought for their beauty for many centuries. And like their more familiar cousin, natural diamonds, they can become extremely valuable over the years. Many hobbyists love to collect and work with the nearly 150 types of gemstones found today. Follow along as we look at the hobby of collecting loose gemstones.
To begin with your first priority is to visit the library and get some books. You want to know as much as possible about your new hobby. The more you understand about each kind of gemstone the better off you'll be. You'll know exactly what to buy.
The chief thing you need to consider is the color of the gemstone. You want the gemstone to be as close as possible to the pure spectrum colors. This means red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. The prices for very pale or very dark stones are lower than the vibrant colors.
The cut of your gemstone is one of the most important traits when you value gemstone. The cut has to be done in a way that reflects light back to the viewer. A stone that has a poor cut will not reflect the light consistently. Tone, color saturation, and color hue will always appear inconsistent
Our next consideration is gemstone clarity. Clarity refers to the the internal flaws ( known as inclusions) or the outside blemishes of a stone being considered. Any large flaws are visible to the naked eye with others requiring a 10X magnification.
Next on the agenda is the duo of weight and size. Due to the fact gemstones can vary in density or specific gravity. Weight and size are not equal for each and every stone. Take the example of a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats and a sapphire of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An emerald stone would be about 0.95 carats and an Alexandrite would be about 1.23 carats.
Collecting various gemstones can create an enjoyable hobby and pastime. And there is a wide range and variety in gemstones you can collect. You can collect gemstones like Obsidian, Spinel or Axinite for instance. The varieties are nearly endless. And if you like to save money but love vacations you can find gemstones for yourself instead of buying. Take the example of the US. In Pennsylvania you can find Amethyst, Almandite Garnet and Pyrope Garnet, Beryl, Sunstone and Moonstone.
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Colorless when pure, the zirconium silicate takes on various shades due to
impurities. The most popular zircon-color is blue. Most blue gemstones come in a
pastel blue, but some exceptional gems have a bright blue color. Zircon is also
available in green, dark red, violet, yellow, brown, and orange. The brown
varieties, mostly found in South Asian nations, are heat treated in order to
produce colorless and blue zircons. In the gemstone trade some terms refer to
different colored zircons:
Hyacinth: yellow, yellow-red to red-brown zircon
Jargon: straw-yellow to almost colorless zircon
Starlight: rich, slightly greenish blue zircon variety, created by heating
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A semiprecious stone is defined as: "Any gemstones other than a precious stone, or any gemstone of lower commercial value than a precious stone; specifically, a mineral that is less than 8 on the Mohs scale of hardness. A gemstone may also be regarded as semiprecious because of its comparative abundance, inferior brilliance, or unfamiliarity to the public, or owing to the whims of fashion. This arbitrary classification is misleading, as it does not recognize, for example, that a ruby of poor quality may be far less costly than a fine specimen of jadeite."
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