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Gemstone Article Of The Month
By Lee MacRae
The term gemology refers to the art, profession and science of evaluating and identifying rocks known as natural diamonds or loose gemstones. A number of people taken up this profession as a hobby. They become interested in collecting and evaluating loose gemstones or loose diamonds. A number of these hobbyists start to travel to various areas nearby to look for raw gemstones. Some hobbyists will learn to cut or tumble the gemstones they find. If this hobby interest you follow along as we show you the various factors in gemstone collecting.
To start off right you need to read up on the wide variety of stones available. This will help you to know what you're buying and prevent you from making mistakes. This will help you make informed decisions.
Number one to look at is the color of the gem. Gemstones at the top of the ladder have pure colors there as close as possible to the exact spectral color of violent, blue, green,, orange or red. Muted gemstone colors or on the dark side lowers the value per carat.
Stone cut is the second most important factor to look at. How precise the cut is determines the amount of light the stone will reflect. The cut will factor highly in the brilliance of the stone and how much someone will pay for it.
The clarity of a gemstone is our next factor. Gemstone clarity relates to the absence of flaws or blemishes inside the stone. A perfect gemstone is obviously valued highly. To determine the flaws not seen with the unaided eye you need a 10X gemstone loupe (gemstone clarity magnifier) or gem microscope. Most hobbyists will use a jewelers diamond gemstone loupe 10X for viewing stamps, coins, beads as well as gems.
You will note that gemstones are categorized according to their size since it is more uniform than carat weight. But different gemstones may be of the same size but have different carat weights that result in different prices as well. This is due to gemstone difference regarding specific gravity depending upon the chemical composition and crystal structure type Normally a one carat brilliant round diamond with standard 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 instead.
Taking up the collecting of loose gemstones can be a great hobby. And there are so many different types when it comes to gemstones. You can collect gemstones like Kunzite, Chalcedony (bloodstone) or Natural moissanite for instance. The opportunities are seemingly endless. And if you like a hands on hobby you can go gemstone hunting and find the raw materials instead of buying them. Take the example of the United States. In New Jersey you can find Smoky Quartz, Agate, Pearl and Prehnite.
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Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:23:00 GMT
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Starting The Hobby Of Gemstone Collecting
By Lee MacRae
The term gemology refers to the art, profession and science of evaluating and identifying rocks known as natural diamonds or loose gemstones. A number of people taken up this profession as a hobby. They become interested in collecting and evaluating loose gemstones or loose diamonds. A number of these hobbyists start to travel to various areas nearby to look for raw gemstones. Some hobbyists will learn to cut or tumble the gemstones they find. If this hobby interest you follow along as we show you the various factors in gemstone collecting.
To start off right you need to read up on the wide variety of stones available. This will help you to know what you're buying and prevent you from making mistakes. This will help you make informed decisions.
Number one to look at is the color of the gem. Gemstones at the top of the ladder have pure colors there as close as possible to the exact spectral color of violent, blue, green,, orange or red. Muted gemstone colors or on the dark side lowers the value per carat.
Stone cut is the second most important factor to look at. How precise the cut is determines the amount of light the stone will reflect. The cut will factor highly in the brilliance of the stone and how much someone will pay for it.
The clarity of a gemstone is our next factor. Gemstone clarity relates to the absence of flaws or blemishes inside the stone. A perfect gemstone is obviously valued highly. To determine the flaws not seen with the unaided eye you need a 10X gemstone loupe (gemstone clarity magnifier) or gem microscope. Most hobbyists will use a jewelers diamond gemstone loupe 10X for viewing stamps, coins, beads as well as gems.
You will note that gemstones are categorized according to their size since it is more uniform than carat weight. But different gemstones may be of the same size but have different carat weights that result in different prices as well. This is due to gemstone difference regarding specific gravity depending upon the chemical composition and crystal structure type Normally a one carat brilliant round diamond with standard 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 instead.
Taking up the collecting of loose gemstones can be a great hobby. And there are so many different types when it comes to gemstones. You can collect gemstones like Kunzite, Chalcedony (bloodstone) or Natural moissanite for instance. The opportunities are seemingly endless. And if you like a hands on hobby you can go gemstone hunting and find the raw materials instead of buying them. Take the example of the United States. In New Jersey you can find Smoky Quartz, Agate, Pearl and Prehnite.
Buy loose ruby gemstones as well as discounted loose diamonds as well as natural fancy colored diamonds today in our store!
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The difference is that AG is a group of spheres of silica that has water filling
the gaps. Both precious and common opals are signified as AG. The AN label
refers to an opal that was formed in water containing amorphous silica-glass.
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Fair Grade diamonds: A gem in this category will have very little brilliance or
scintillation. The stone in the picture has a very dark ring around the girdle
and a dark table area.
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Wednesday's movie capsules - Honolulu Advertiser
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:23:00 GMT
6 a.m. AMC "The Hot Rock" 3 1/2 stars (1972, Comedy) Robert Redford, George Segal. Thief and gang botch N.Y. diamond caper. (AL, N, V) fX "The Assignment" 2 stars (1997, Suspense ...
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