How To Start Loose Gemstone Collecting
By Lee MacRae
The term gemology refers to the profession, science, and even art of evaluating and identifying rocks known as natural diamonds or loose gemstones. Many people take up gemology more as a hobby. They become interested in collecting loose gemstones or loose diamonds. You'll even find some that like to visit various locations close by to look for rough gemstones. Some even tumble or learn to cut their own gemstones. If this sounds like a hobby you would like to get involved in follow along as we show you the various factors in gemstone collecting.
At the very beginning you need to learn all you can on each of the gemstones out there. You'll find it very helpful to know what exactly you're looking for and prevent you from wasting your money. Get the answer to questions like how, where and what to buy.
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. You've no doubt heard about emerald green, ruby red, sapphire blue, jade green, turquoise or aquamarine. Gemstones become higher in value they closer they are to natural spectral colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. They drop in value the farther they deviate from the pure natural color.
The cut of a gemstonestone is the second most important factor to look at. The precision of cut is the factor that 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.
Next up is the clarity of the gemstone. The aspect of clarity refers to the external blemishes or the internal conclusions or flaws of the gemstone. Larger flaws you can usually see with your naked eye while others require close examination using a 10X magnification.
Another consideration is the duo of size and weight. Due to the fact gemstones can vary in density or specific gravity. Weight and size are not necessarily equal across the board. If you have a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats an equal sized ruby would weigh 1.20 carats instead. An equal sized Emerald would be 0.95 carats while an Alexandrite would be about 1.23 carats.
Getting involved in collecting gemstones can give you an enjoyable pastime and rewarding in the long run. You don't need to spend a lot of money and yet you can buy some very beautiful items. Many people love to set aside vacation or weekend time to go hunting gemstones. Take the example of the US. In Minnesota you can hunt for Agate and Thomsonite. Or ou can take a longer vacation 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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Obsidian is natural glass formed by volcanic lava that cooled too quickly. It is
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