Starting The Hobby Of Loose Gemstone Collecting
By Lee MacRae
Gemology is a term referring to the profession, science, and even art of evaluating and identifying gemstones from natural diamonds to loose gemstones. Many people take up gemology as a hobby. They become very interested in starting to collect items like loose gemstone or natural diamonds. A number of these hobbyists start to travel to various areas nearby to hunt for raw or rough gemstones. Some of them will even tumble or finish off the gemstones themselves. If you have an interest in this hobby read along as we reveal the various aspects 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.
Color is a very important part in evaluating a gemstone. The closer a color is to its purer spectral value the more valuable it is. Traditionally, these specter colors include red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Colors that tend to be paler or darker than the pure color tend to be less valued.
Gemstone cut is very important and factors into appraisal of diamonds but you're gemstones as well. A good cut highlights the gemstone's color, lessen any inclusions and exhibits good overall symmetry and proportion. One way to determine the precision in the cut is to look at how well and consistent it reflects light throughout the surface of the stone. If the gemstone is cut to shallow much of the light will refract out of the gem rather than reflecting inside the stone. The gem appears washed out.
Gemstone clarity is an important consideration. Gemstone clarity relates to a stones relative freedom from inclusions or blemishes. A perfect gemstone is obviously worth more. To see flaws beyond with the eye can see requires a gemstone loupe or gemstone microscope. Many hobbyists will get an inexpensive 10X gemstone or jewelers loup for viewing stamps, coins, beads as well as gems.
Next comes size and weight. Other than the corals and pearls gemstones are valued by the unit called the carat. One carat equals a 0.2 grams. Be aware however, that size and weight and gemstones are not the same. Density or specific gravity can vary in gemstones. If you have a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats, you will find a Sapphire or ruby of the same size would weigh 1.20 carats.
Though you may find gemstones used a lot in jewelry, they are a great hobby and pastime as well. In fact, there are many attractive and interesting gemstones that are simply too big and fragile for use in jewelry. Take each loose gemstone and think of it as a piece of art, a miniature sculpture to be treasured for its beautiful colors and the finish you apply to it. And unlike some hobbies that require you to pay for your specimens you can find your raw materials through field trips In the US in Minnesota you can hunt for Agate and Thomsonite. And if you travel to Canada you will find nephrite jade in Cry Lake, British Columbia or sodalite and rose quartz near Bancroft, Ontario along with amethyst from Nova Scotia. Think of gemstone collecting for the great hobby it is.
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Sometimes, Fancy Jasper is called bloodstone. However these are very different
stones as Fancy Jasper comes in many colors. Generally, the polish will be
removed if you get this type of stone wet. As with other jewelry, avoid
scratches, sharp blows and harsh chemicals.
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Alexandrite is mined around the world in Brazil, Madagascar, Myanmar, Russia,
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Long before diamonds were found worthy of jewelry, people revered sapphires, rubies, emeralds, and all manner of colored stones. In addition, almost all colored gemstones were believed to have special powers or cure specific illnesses. There was a time when a collection of different gemstones was the equivalent of a medicine cabinet!
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