Starting To Collect Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Why would anyone collect items like loose gemstones, you ask? For many people it's because gemstones are extremely beautiful. And like their more familiar cousin, natural diamonds, their value increases over time. Many hobbyists love to find, collect and finish each and every one of the 150 varieties available. Follow along as we look at the hobby of collecting loose gemstones.
Right at the beginning, what you need is to get yourself some reading material. You want to know as much as you possibly can about the subject of gemstones. The more you know about gemstones the better off you'll be. You will know exactly what to look for.
The chief thing you need to look at is the color of the stone. You'll want the stone that is as close as possible to the pure spectral colors. The spectral colors are blue, green, yellow, orange, red and violet. Generally, the prices very pale or very dark precious and semi precious stones are lower in value.
Gemstone cut is an important factor to consider when evaluating gemstones. The gemstone must be cut with precision to reflect the light properly. A gemstone with the poor cut will not reflect light consistently over its entire surface. Color saturation, color hue and color tone will always look inconsistent.
The next factor to consider is the gemstone's clarity. This refers to the stones purity with no internal conclusions, particles or spots within the crystal structure. Obviously, stones with a lack of flaws are hard to find and make your stones very valuable.
Next thing to look at is the duo of weight and size. Due to their nature gemstones vary and specific gravity or density. Size and weight are not necessarily equal from stone to stone. If you have a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats a sapphire of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An Emerald of equal size would be approximately 0.95 carats while an Alexandrite would be about 1.23 carats.
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 gems that are simply too big and fragile for use in jewelry. Take each loose 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 unlike many hobbies where you have to buy everthing you can actually go hunting for raw gemstones in the field. In the US in Missouri you can hunt for Pearl, Fluorite, Pyrite and Calcite. And if you travel to Canada you will find nephrite jade in the Frances Lake area in the Yukon Territory or amazonite (microcline) near Eganville, Onttario as well as the unique deep blue beryl in Canada's Yukon Territory. Take up gemstone collecting and you won't regret it.
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The most common method of finishing a gemstone in fine jewelry is cutting facets
. Faceting allows for the most sparkle and light reflection. Simply put, you can
tell a good cut (faceted stone) by how well it sparkles. A properly cut stone
has its facets at particular angles to reflect the most light possible. This is
because cutting a stone at the best reflective angles often means reducing the
size and weight of the stone.
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Selenite helps to align you with higher consciousness. As you develop
spiritually it is beneficial to allow yourself to listen to or sense guidance
from your higher self, spirit guides or angels. This stone opens the crown
chakra to receive transmissions of information and wisdom. On a physical level
it helps with the spine, bone and muscular structure of the body. Selenite is a
white stone, though recently I have found red selenite (it looks orange to me)
that can re-align the emotional structure of one�s consciousness.
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The name peridot most probably derives from the Arabic word "faridat" for gem. It's also called chrysolith (derived from the Greek word "goldstone") and olivine, because of its color and membership to the olivine group.
Historically the volcanic island Zabargad (St. John) in the Red Sea, east of Egypt, was the most important deposit that was exploited for 3500 years. Today's main deposits are in Arizona, China, Vietnam and Pakistan. The Pakistani peridot in particular is very fine, and a new find in Pakistan in the mid-1990's has made peridot available to a wider market.
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