How To Collect Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Many people, young and old, say collecting loose gemstones or loose diamonds is their favorite hobby. They simply love the beauty and the colors of the wide array of gemstones found around the world today. This article will discuss a number of things you need to know when starting to collect varieties of gemstones yourself.
Right at the beginning, what you need is to get some books from the library or bookstore. You want to know as much as you possibly can about the subject of gemstones. The more you understand about each kind of gemstone the wiser will be your purchases. You will know exactly what you are looking at.
Color is a subjective idea but a very important part in giving value to a gemstone. The closer the color of the gemstone is to its purer spectral value the more valuable the stone becomes. Remember that the spectral colors are orange, green, yellow, Violet and blue. Colors that tend to be paler or darker are considered a lower value.
The cut of the stone is extremely important and factors into appraisal of diamonds but along with your gemstones. A precision cut gemstone showcases the natural color of the gemstone, diminishes its inclusions, and highlight the proportions and symmetry of the stone. One way to determine the precision in its cut is to check how consistently it reflects the light throughout the surface of the stone. But if a gem is cut too shallow, most of the light will refract out instead of reflecting internally. Gemstone color will be washed out.
Our next consideration is gemstone clarity. The aspect of clarity refers to the internal conclusions or flaws of a stone. Larger flaws can easily be seen with the unaided eye while others require close examination using a 10X magnification.
Next thing to look at is the duo of size and weight. Due to their nature gemstones can vary greatly in density and specific gravity. Size and weight are not necessarily equal from stone to stone. Take the example of a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats and an equal sized Sapphire would weigh more than 1.20 carats. An Emerald of equal size would be approximately 0.95 carats while an Alexandrite stone would be about 1.23 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 buy some very beautiful items. Many people love to take vacations to go looking for gemstones. Take the example of the United States. In Alabama you can find Beryl, blue and yellow; Smoky Quartz and Hematite. 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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Malachite is always coated with a protective polish. This polish will wash off.
Imitation malachite has very regular black or white banding. Malachite is found
most everywhere. However, the most important mine is in Zaire. Malachite is the
anniversary gemstone for the 13th year of marriage.
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The common opal is quite a departure from the precious opal. There are several
different types of common opals: the milk opal, opals with blue and green tints,
resin opal, and a wood opal. There are also opals that can be found around hot
springs and geysers. They are a clear glass opal made up of geyserite. There are
other varieties of opals most notably the fire opal and Peruvian opal. Mexico
and Mesoamerica is the chief source of the fire opal. They come from the Mexican
high country where they can be found in rock surrounding extinct volcanoes. It
is extracted from open-pit mines in the canyons and valleys there. It should be
noted that more durable fire opals are found in drier region. The drier the
region the more durable the opal will be. While Mexico produces the most fire
opals they can be found in Honduras, Ethiopia, United States, Australia, Canada,
Turkey and areas in former Russian states.
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As with all gems, protect peridot from scratches and sharp blows. Also avoid
large temperature changes (such as leaving it be a heater vent or in a hot car).
Do not clean peridot in a home ultrasonic cleaner.
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