So You Want To Collect Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Why collect loose gemstones you ask? For many people it's because gemstones are extremely beautiful. And like their more familiar cousin, natural diamonds, they can become extremely valuable over the years. Many people love to collect and work with the wide variety of gemstones available today. Read long as we examine the loose gemstones hobby.
The first thing you need to do is to get some books from the library or bookstore. You want to learn as much as possible about your new hobby. The more you understand about gemstones the better off you'll be. You'll know exactly what to look for in a quality stone.
First on the list to evaluate is gemstone color. Without a doubt, gemstones are the most intensely colored naturally occurring materials you can find. Gemstones are so related to color that they have even lent their names to specific colors. You've no doubt heard about emerald green, ruby red, sapphire blue, jade green, turquoise or aquamarine. Gemstones are valued much higher they closer they are to natural spectral colors of yellow, blue, violet, green, orange and red. They become less valuable when they are lighter or darker than the natural color.
Cut is one of the all-important 4Cs and is used not only to appraise diamonds but gemstones in general as well. A precision cut will highlight the pure color of the stone, lessen any inclusions and exhibits good overall symmetry and proportion. One way of determining the excellence in the cut is to consider how consistently it reflects the light over the stones complete surface. If the gemstone is cut to shallow most of this light were refracted away rather than reflecting inside. Gem color appears washed out.
The next factor to consider is the clarity of the stone. This is talking about the purity of the gemstone with no internal conclusions, internal particles or spots within the crystal structure. Obviously, stones with a lack of flaws are hard to find and make your stones very valuable.
Gemstones are often categorized according to their size criteria because it is more uniform than carat weight. But two different gemstones may have the same size but have different carat weights that result in different prices as well. This is due to the nature of gemstone difference regarding specific gravity and depends on the materials chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure. 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.
Although gems are frequently used in jewelry, loose gemstones are great for collecting. Actually there are many interesting and attractive gemstones who that are just too big or fragile to be used for jewelry. Here's a suggestion -- don't think of a gem as a component of jewelry; Think of it as a mini sculpture or piece of art to be highly treasured for its unique nature and vibrant colors. And unlike some hobbies that require you to pay for your specimens you can actually go hunting for raw gemstones in the field. In the US in New York you can find Beryl, Brown Tourmaline, Rose Quartz as well as Fresh Water Pearl. And if you travel to Canada you will find nephrite jade in the Frances Lake area in the Yukon Territory or labradorite on the adjacent islands and coastal area of Labrador along with the unique deep blue beryl in Canada's Yukon Territory. Take up a hobby of loose gemstone collecting and enjoy yourself.
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Synthetic gemstones are �real� gemstones in that their mineral composition is
exactly the same as those in nature. The only difference is that they are made
by humans in a short amount of time versus by nature over hundreds of thousands
of years. Created stones are always less valuable than natural stones because
they are less rare. Generally, created stones are only available for more
expensive gemstones such as diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds. One
example of a widely accepted created gemstone is the cultured pearl: very
prevalent even in the most elite jewelry.
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The healing powers of gems remain a controversial issue, but are mentioned for
centuries by healers, shamans and medicine men. Whether it's a fact or a placebo
effect doesn't matter, if it helps. The safest approach is to wear the gemstone
in skin contact to the troubled part of the body. Zircon ,for example, is said
to be of help for varicose veins, blisters and testicles problems.
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