Thursday, October 23, 2008
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By Lee MacRae
Why would someone go to the trouble of collect loose gemstones? Well for one thing they've been sought for their beauty for many centuries. And like their higher counterpart, natural diamonds they can appreciate in value over time. Many people love to find, collect and finish the nearly 150 types of gemstones found today. Read long as we examine the loose gemstones hobby.
The first step in becoming a gemstone collector the right way is through the power of knowledge. By taking a look in your local bookstore you'll find numerous books on gemstones that will help you to know exactly what you should do.
First on the list to evaluate is gemstone color. Gemstones are the most intensely colored natural materials you can find. Gemstones are so related to color that they've even had their names combined with associated colors. Everyone knows ruby red, emerald green, sapphire blue, aquamarine, turquoise, and jade green Gemstones will have a higher value when they equal the colors in the spectrum of yellow, blue, violet, green, orange and red. They are valued much less the farther they are from the pure natural color.
The cut of the stone is extremely important and factors highly into the appraisal of not only diamonds along with gemstones. A good cut highlights the natural color of the gemstone, lessen any inclusions and exhibits good overall symmetry and proportion. One way of determining the excellence in gemstone cut is to consider if it is able to reflect light on a consistent level throughout its surface. But if a gem is cut too shallow, most of this light were refracted away instead of reflecting internally. Gemstone color will be washed out.
Next to look at is the aspect of clarity. The aspect of clarity refers to internal flaws (inclusions) or the external blemishes of a stone being considered. Larger flaws can be seen with the unaided eye with others needing to be magnified 10X
Another consideration is the duo of size and weight. Due to their nature gemstones can vary in density or specific gravity. Weight and size are not equal for each and every stone. Take the example of a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats and a sapphire of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An emerald stone would be about 0.95 carats and an Alexandrite stone would be about 1.23 carats.
Though you may find gemstones used a lot in jewelry, they are a great hobby and pastime as well. Actually there are many interesting and attractive gems that are too fragile or too large to be used in jewelry. Here's a suggestion -- don't think of a gem as a component of jewelry; 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 use vacation time to actually hunt for raw gemstones in stead of buying. In the United States in Minnesota you can hunt for Agate and Thomsonite. And in Canada you can hunt for nephrite jade in Mount Sidney Williams, British Columbia or pink and dark blueish spinels in Wakefield, Quebec and even zircons in Sebastopol and Brudnell Townships in Renfew County, Ontario. Think of gemstone collecting for the great hobby it is.
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Gemstone Article Of The Month
How To Start Loose Gemstone Collecting
By Lee MacRae
Why would someone go to the trouble of collect loose gemstones? Well for one thing they've been sought for their beauty for many centuries. And like their higher counterpart, natural diamonds they can appreciate in value over time. Many people love to find, collect and finish the nearly 150 types of gemstones found today. Read long as we examine the loose gemstones hobby.
The first step in becoming a gemstone collector the right way is through the power of knowledge. By taking a look in your local bookstore you'll find numerous books on gemstones that will help you to know exactly what you should do.
First on the list to evaluate is gemstone color. Gemstones are the most intensely colored natural materials you can find. Gemstones are so related to color that they've even had their names combined with associated colors. Everyone knows ruby red, emerald green, sapphire blue, aquamarine, turquoise, and jade green Gemstones will have a higher value when they equal the colors in the spectrum of yellow, blue, violet, green, orange and red. They are valued much less the farther they are from the pure natural color.
The cut of the stone is extremely important and factors highly into the appraisal of not only diamonds along with gemstones. A good cut highlights the natural color of the gemstone, lessen any inclusions and exhibits good overall symmetry and proportion. One way of determining the excellence in gemstone cut is to consider if it is able to reflect light on a consistent level throughout its surface. But if a gem is cut too shallow, most of this light were refracted away instead of reflecting internally. Gemstone color will be washed out.
Next to look at is the aspect of clarity. The aspect of clarity refers to internal flaws (inclusions) or the external blemishes of a stone being considered. Larger flaws can be seen with the unaided eye with others needing to be magnified 10X
Another consideration is the duo of size and weight. Due to their nature gemstones can vary in density or specific gravity. Weight and size are not equal for each and every stone. Take the example of a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats and a sapphire of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An emerald stone would be about 0.95 carats and an Alexandrite stone would be about 1.23 carats.
Though you may find gemstones used a lot in jewelry, they are a great hobby and pastime as well. Actually there are many interesting and attractive gems that are too fragile or too large to be used in jewelry. Here's a suggestion -- don't think of a gem as a component of jewelry; 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 use vacation time to actually hunt for raw gemstones in stead of buying. In the United States in Minnesota you can hunt for Agate and Thomsonite. And in Canada you can hunt for nephrite jade in Mount Sidney Williams, British Columbia or pink and dark blueish spinels in Wakefield, Quebec and even zircons in Sebastopol and Brudnell Townships in Renfew County, Ontario. Think of gemstone collecting for the great hobby it is.
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More Information On natural green diamonds
Charcas, San Luis Potosi in Mexico is world reknown for it's Danburite the large
clear crystals are easily found on the mineral markets. Topaz is also found here
and can be quite nice. A variety of grossular known as "Raspberry Garnet" is
found in Coahuila and another garnet gem found in Mexico is andradite which
forms iridescent green gemstones. Another green gem is olivine and it is mined
in the Chavira peridot-olivine mines in Chihuahua.
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In the 13th century, the renowned explorer Marco Polo wrote that Kublai Kahn,
the Mongol Emperor of China, once offered an entire city for a Ruby the size of
a man's finger.
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Richard Griffiths Architects restores the Elizabethan garden at ... Building Design, UK - It was like a jewelled casket, “beautified with great diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires, and garnished with gold”. In the Elizabethan era when such ... |
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