Starting The Hobby Of Gemstone Collecting
By Lee MacRae
Why collect loose gemstones you ask? Well to begin with they are very beautiful items. And like their more familiar cousin, natural diamonds, their value increases over time. Many in this hobby love to find, collect and finish the wide variety of gemstones available today. This article will examine the loose gemstones hobby.
Right at the beginning, what you need is to visit the library and get some books. You want to know as much as possible about your new hobby. The more you know about the hobby of gemstones the better off you'll be. You will know exactly what you are looking at.
Of paramount importance is the color of the gem. Top grade gemstones have colors that are close to the purest spectral colors of violent, blue, green,, orange or red. Muted gemstone colors or too dark lowers the value per carat.
The cut of the gemstone is one of the most important traits when you consider a gemstone's value. The stone has to be cut in a way that reflects light back to the viewer. A gemstone with the poor cut will not reflect the light consistently. Tone, color saturation, and color hue will be inconsistent.
Next to look at is the issue of gemstone clarity. Clarity refers to the the internal conclusions or flaws of the gemstone under consideration. Larger flaws can easily be seen with the naked eye while others require close examination using a 10X magnification.
Next thing to look at is the duo of size and weight. Because gemstones can vary in density or specific gravity. Weight and size are not equal for each and every stone. If you have a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats a sapphire of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An equal sized Emerald would be 0.95 carats while an Alexandrite gemstone would be about 1.23 carats.
Although gemstones are normally used for jewelry, they are a great hobby and pastime as well. In fact, there are many attractive and interesting gems that are simply too big and fragile for use in jewelry. Look at each loose gemstone and Think of it as a mini sculpture or piece of art to be highly treasured for its unusual nature and for the craftsmanship of the artisan who shaped it. And unlike many hobbies where you have to buy everthing you can find your raw materials through field trips In the United States in Georgia you can find Ruby, Beryl, Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet and Quartz. And in Canada you can hunt for rhodonite at various locations in British Columbia or blue spinel from Daillebout, Quebec as well as Ammolite, a rare gemstone found only in southern Alberta. Think of gemstone collecting for the great hobby it is.
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Most carnelian on the market is stained chalcedony from Brazil or Uruguay.
Carnelian is placed in the sun to change brown tints to red. The best carnelian
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Legends proclaim that wearing amethyst jewelry or drinking from a chalice made
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De Beers reigned as the supreme supplier of diamonds until other countries began
successful operations. One country is Australia. Diamond entrepreneurs and
geologists began searching for kimberlite pipes in the Kimberly region of
Western Australia in 1969. The search went on for 10 years and on October 2,
1979 the Argyle pipe was discovered. Once it was decided that the enterprise
would be economical they started to mine the area in 1983, and the Argyle
Diamond Mine was given its commission in December 1985.
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