So You Want To Collect Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Many people, young and old, say collecting loose gemstones or loose diamonds is their favorite hobby. Many people have a great love of the various gemstones found worldwide today. This article will discuss a number of things you need to know when starting to collect varieties of gemstones yourself.
First off you need to read up on the wide variety of stones available. You'll find it very helpful to know what you're buying and prevent you from wasting your money. Get the answer to questions like how, where and what to buy.
Color is a subjective idea but a very important part in evaluating a gemstone. The closer the color of the gemstone is to its pure spectral color the more valuable it is. Remember that the spectral colors include violent, blue, green,, orange and red. Colors that are darker or paler than a pure spectral color are considered a lower value.
How a stone has been cut is the second most important value determination to look at before a purchase is made. The preciseness of the cut determines the amount of light the gemstone stone will reflect. It will ultimately determine the brilliance of the stone and how much someone will pay for it.
The clarity in a stone is an important consideration. When we talk of clarity it relates to the absence of flaws or blemishes inside the stone. The gemstone without flaws is definitely worth much more. To examine flaws not seen with the naked eye requires a 10X gemstone clarity magnifier or gem microscope. Most hobbyists will buy a 10X jewelers were gemstone loup for viewing their coins, beads, stamps or in our case gemstones.
Next item to look at is the duo of weight and size. Due to the fact gemstones can vary greatly in density and 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 ruby of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An Emerald of equal size would be approximately 0.95 carats while an Alexandrite gem stone would came in at 1.23 carats.
Taking up the hobby of gemstones can be very enjoyable and also rewarding in the long run. You can start small and don't have to spend a lot of money and yet you can build a very exquisite collection. Many people loved to spend weekends to go hunting for raw gemstones. Just in the United States in Pennsylvania you can find Amethyst, Almandite Garnet and Pyrope Garnet, Beryl, Sunstone and Moonstone. And if you like to travel farther you can find opal at Lightning Ridge in NSW, Austalia, topaz in Torrington, New South Wales, Australia or hunt specimens the quartz regions in Wave Hill in the Northern Territory of Australia.
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Chrome Diopside is an all-natural, untreated gemstone. This means that no heat, radiation, diffusion or oils are used to enhance the stone. It ranks 5 to 6 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness.
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Chrysoprase is often referred to as Australian Jade due to its wonderful green
color. It is often used for beads, cabochons and cameos.Chrysoprase is apple
green chalcedony. The shade of green is due to nickel. Chrysoprase has a
hardness rating of 7. Chrysoprase will fade in the sunlight.
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The 1370-carat �Neelanjali Star Ruby� has been listed in the Guinness Book of
World Records as the largest double star ruby in the world. The enormous star
ruby of Indian origin belongs to the retired lawyer G. Vidyaraj who lives in
Bangalore, India, and claims his descent from the kings of the Vijayanagar
Empire. Vidyaraj inherited the Neelanjali Ruby and the other enormous rubies,
the 3,553-carat �Ravirathna Ruby� and the 2,475-carat �Rajarathna Ruby� from his
father, who had inherited them from his ancestors who were direct descendants of
the Vijayanagar royal family. In fact neither Vidyaraj�s father or his ancestors
would have been aware that they were in possession of such enormously large
rubies, as the large rough stones were actually sacred objects of worship known
as lingams, the symbols of Shiva, called �Saligramas.� Over the years these
objects of worship were covered with layers of grime and soot, and their bright
red colors concealed. No one would dare touch these objects for fear of
desecration, and the secret of the stones remained hidden for centuries, until
Vidyaraj who was not much inclined towards religion, out of curiosity began to
investigate the nature of the stones, by cleaning them with soap and brush. To
his utter amazement the bright red color of the stones were exposed, which were
subsequently identified as rubies.
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