Starting The Hobby Of Loose Gemstone Collecting
By Lee MacRae
Many people, young and old, say collecting loose gemstones or loose diamonds is their favorite hobby. They love the colors and the beauty of the wide array of gemstones found around the world today. This article will examine the things you need to know when starting to collect gemstones yourself.
First off you need to learn all you can on the various gemstones available. This will help you to know what you're buying so you buy the right items. Without the proper knowledge you can make costly mistakes.
First on your list to look at is stone color. You'll want the stone to be as close in color as possible to the pure colors of the spectrum. This means blue, green, yellow, orange, red and violet. The prices of very dark are very pale gemstones are lower than the vibrant colors.
The cut of the gemstone is an important aspect to consider when you consider a gemstone's value. The gemstone must be cut in a way that reflects light back to the viewer. A poor cut will not reflect light consistently over its entire surface. Color tone, saturation, and hue will always look inconsistent.
Next up is the aspect of clarity. Clarity refers to the the internal conclusions or flaws of the gemstone under consideration. Larger flaws you can usually see with your naked eye with others needing to be magnified 10X
Next up are size and weight. Save for pearls and corals, all gemstones are valued by the unit called the carat. One carat equals a 0.2 grams. You should know however that weight and size are not the same in gemstones. Density or specific gravity can very. Take a diamond that is 1.00 carats in weight and you will find that a similar sized ruby or sapphire weighs 1.20 carats.
Collecting gemstones as a hobby can become an enjoyable pastime and rewarding in the long run. You can start small and don't have to spend a lot of money and yet you can end up with some very beautiful stones. Many people love to take vacations to go hunting gemstones. For example in Texas You can find Beryl, Pearl and Tourmaline. Or you can take the time to travel and find opal in Opalton, Yowah, Queensland, Austalia, topaz in Beechworth, Victoria or look in the garnet fields in Harts Range in the Northern Territory of Australia.
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Since 1935, the mining of gemstones in the United States has been almost
entirely through mineral collectors and hobbyists. Rather than doing the mining
themselves, owners of land that has a deposit of gem-quality minerals sometimes
charge hobbyists for the right to collect gemstones. For example, diamond in
Arkansas, opal in Idaho, and agate in Oregon and Washington are mined by
hobbyists under this "fee digging" arrangement.
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Aventurine is assumed to be green unless stated. It also comes in blue or orange
. Keep translucent aventurine out of the sun as it will often fade.
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The Diamond is the birthstone of April and the anniversary gemstone for the 10th
and 60th years of marriage. Diamonds were discovered in India in 500 B.C., and
the name "diamond" comes from the Greek word "Adamas" which means unconquerable
- suggesting the eternity of love. Since ancient Greece, diamonds and diamond
jewelry have been the traditional symbol of love, and the ancients believed they
were hardened dew drops, splinters from the stars or crystallized lightning. A
diamond is the hardest substance known to humankind, and is made of a
crystallized carbon that has unique powers of light reflection. Since diamonds
are composed of a single element, they are the purest of all gemstones.
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