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Starting The Hobby Of Loose Gemstone Collecting
By Lee MacRae
The term gemology refers to the profession, science, and even art of evaluating and identifying rocks known as natural diamonds or loose gemstones. A number of people taken up gemology as a hobby. They become very interested in starting to collect loose diamonds or loose gemstones. Some people even begin to travel to different areas close by or to other countries to look for rough gemstones. Some of them will even tumble or finish off the gemstones themselves. If you have an interest in this hobby follow along as we show you the various aspects of gemstone collecting.
To begin with your first priority is to visit the library and get some books. You want to learn as much as possible about your new hobby. The more you know about gemstones the wiser will be your purchases. You will know exactly what to look for.
The first criteria you need to evaluate is stone color. Gemstones are the most intensely colored naturally occurring materials you can find. These materials are so related to their color that they've even become associated with particular ones. Everyone knows ruby red, emerald green, sapphire blue, aquamarine, turquoise, and jade green Gemstones will have a higher value the closer they come to the natural spectral colors of violet, blue, green,, orange and red. They are valued much less the farther they are from the spectral color.
Stone cut is the second most important value determination to consider before buying. The preciseness of the cut is the factor that determines the amount of light the gemstone stone will reflect. It will ultimately determine the brilliance of the stone and how much someone will pay for it.
The clarity in a stone is our next factor. Clarity refers to the amount of inclusions (trace elements or large particles of other elements or minerals) that a gem has. The gemstone without flaws is definitely worth much more. To see flaws beyond with the eye can see requires a 10X gemstone clarity magnifier or gem microscope. Serious hobbyists will use an inexpensive 10X gemstone or jewelers loup for viewing stamps, coins, beads as well as gems.
Gemstones are often categorized according to size because 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 is due to gemstone difference in relative density or specific gravity and depends on the materials chemical composition and crystal structure type A one carat round brilliant diamond, for example 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 instead.
Though you may find gemstones used a lot in jewelry, they are perfectly good collectibles in their own right. Actually there are many interesting and attractive gemstones who that are too fragile or too large to be used in jewelry. Take each gemstone and consider it as a piece of art and value it 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 use vacation time to actually hunt for raw gemstones in stead of buying. In the US in Maryland you can search for Beryl and Clam Pearl. And in Canada you can hunt for nephrite jade in Dease Lake, British Columbia or amazonite (microcline) near Eganville, Onttario and even Ammolite, a rare gemstone found only in southern Alberta. Think of gemstone collecting for the great hobby it is.
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Carnelian is a wonderful orange stone. It is used for great beads, cabochons and
cameos. Try some carnelian jewelry for nice orange accents to your wardrobe.
Carnelian is usually ranges from bright orange to reddish orange. The shades of
red are due to iron oxide. Carnelian has a hardness rating of 7.
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Obsidian is fairly fragile. treat obsidian carefully as sharp blows will cause
it to crack. Obsidian is most often found in Hawaii, Japan and Java. However, it
can be found in all areas with volcanic activity. Apache tears are dark obsidian
pieces found in Arizona and New Mexico. It is said that gemstone healers use
obsidian to get clearer insight into problems. In ancient times, obsidian was
used as mirrors. Sharp shards of obsidian were formed into arrowheads.
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Bloodstone is an inexpensive earthstone. It is often used for bolo ties,
pendants and bead necklaces. Bloodstone (also called Heliotrope) is dark green
with red spots (resulting from Iron Oxides). It has a hardness of 7.
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