Collecting Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Gemology is a term referring to the science, art and profession of identifying and evaluating gemstones from loose gemstones to natural diamonds. A number of people taken up this profession more as a hobby. They collect and evaluate items like loose gemstone or natural diamonds. A number of these hobbyists start to visit different areas nearby or in other countries to look for raw gemstones. Some even tumble or learn to cut their own gemstones. If this hobby interest you read along as we show you the in and outs of gemstone collecting.
To begin with you'll need the knowledge on the various gemstones available. This will help you to know what you're buying and prevent you from wasting your money. This will help you make informed decisions.
The first criteria you need to evaluate is stone color. It is a fact that gemstones are the most intensely colored naturally occurring materials you can find. Gemstones are so related to color that they've even become associated with particular ones. Without a doubt you will recognize sapphire blue, ruby red, jade green, aquamarine, emerald green or turquoise. Gemstones will have a higher value they closer they are to natural spectral colors of orange, green, yellow, violet and blue. They are valued much less when they are lighter or darker than the natural color.
The cut of the stone is extremely important and factors into appraisal of diamonds but you're gemstones as well. A good cut highlights the pure color of the stone, lessen any inclusions and highlight the proportions and symmetry of the stone. One excellent method to determine the precision of the cut is to consider how well it reflects light on a consistent basis over its entire surface. If the gemstone is cut to shallow much of the light will refract out of the gem rather than reflecting inside the stone. Gem color appears washed out.
Next up is the aspect of clarity. Clarity is the term that refers to the internal conclusions or flaws of the gemstone under consideration. Normally large flaws can easily be seen with the naked eye with the others needing a 10X magnification.
Gemstones are often categorized according to their size because of being more uniform than carat weight. But two different gemstones may have the same size but differ in carat weights and as a result different prices as well. This factor comes from the difference of specific gravity or relative density depending upon the materials chemical composition and crystal structure type Normally a one carat brilliant round diamond of typical proportions will be approximately 6.5 mm in diameter. A comparable a brilliant ruby of the same proportions in size will weigh approximately 1.55 carats.
Collecting various gemstones can be very rewarding hobby. And there is a wide range and variety in precious and semi precious stones that you can collect. You can collect gemstones like Diamond, Tiger's-eye or Iolite and then try others. The opportunities are seemingly endless. And if you like to save money but love vacations you can go hunting for raw gemstones. Take the example of the United States. In Arizona you can find Agatized wood (Petrified wood), Azur-Malachite, Turquoise, Garnet, Peridot, Jasper and Moissanite
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Turquoise is a stone of self realization that helps you to better understand
yourself. It is an excellent grounding stone helping to ground the wandering
spirit. Those who have a lot of energy might tend to avoid grounding stones
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presence of high pressure and extremely high temperatures. It was basalt
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