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How To Collect Loose Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
For many people collecting various loose gemstones or loose diamonds is a favorite pastime. They simply love the beauty and the colors Of the assorted number of gemstones you can find just about everywhere in the world. This article will discuss a number of things you need to know in starting in this hobby.
The first thing you need to do is to get yourself some books on gemstones. You want to understand as much as possible about the subject of gemstones. The more you understand about each kind of gemstone the wiser will be your purchases. You will know exactly what to look for.
To start with, an important aspect in gemstone evaluation is color. Without a doubt, gemstones are the most intensely colored naturally occurring materials you can find. Gems have become so synonomous with color, 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 the closer they are to the colors in the spectrum of yellow, blue, violet, green, orange and red. They drop in value the farther they are from the pure natural color.
The cut of the stone is extremely important and is used not only to appraise diamonds along with gemstones. A precision cut gemstone showcases the natural color of the gemstone, diminish any inclusions, and exhibits good overall symmetry and proportion. One way of determining the excellence of the cut of the stone is to consider how consistently it reflects the light over the stones complete surface. But if a gem is cut too shallow, much of the light will refract out of the gem rather than reflecting inside the stone. That will make the gem seem washed out and windowed.
Next up is the aspect of gemstone clarity. The aspect of clarity refers to internal flaws (inclusions) or the external blemishes of the gemstone under consideration. Larger flaws can easily be seen with the unaided eye with others needing to be magnified 10X
Next thing to look at is the duo of weight and size. Because gemstones can vary greatly in density and 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 Sapphire would weigh more than 1.20 carats. An equal sized Emerald would be 0.95 carats while 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 gemstones who that are simply too big and fragile for use in jewelry. Take each loose gemstone and consider it as a piece of art and value it for its unique nature and vibrant colors. And unlike some hobbies that require you to pay for your specimens you can actually go hunting for raw gemstones in the field. In the US in Idaho you'll find Garnet, Opal, Agate, Obsidian and Sapphire. And in Canada you can hunt for nephrite jade in Cry Lake, British Columbia or sodalite and rose quartz near Bancroft, Ontario as well as iolite from Manitouwadge, Ontario. Take up a hobby of loose gemstone collecting and enjoy yourself.
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In parts of the world sapphires may have come from ancient formations that were
once impure marble which developed over time through metamorphic conditions into
crystalline cal silicates known as skarns. A skarn is a metamorphic rock that is
usually variably colored green or red, occasionally grey, black, brown or white.
It usually forms by chemical processes that form rocks during metamorphism and
in the contact zone of magma like intrusions. Skarns in the igneous environment
are associated with marble and wider zones of cal silicate rocks. Mixtures of
corundum, titanium and iron were also a part of the crystallization process.
Because of this process there are numerous inclusions in a sapphire, and like
the ruby, they are useful in verification techniques when authenticating the
stone.
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Hunderds of minerals have been cut as gems. Of these, some are considerably
rarer than the popular gems. A good example is California�s state gem, benitoite
. This is one of the better known of the rare gems, both because it is the state
�s gem and because the notoriety the Gemological Society of America has given it
. They use it as an example in their classes of a beautiful and durable gem that
will never have a significant impact on the market because of it�s limited
availability.
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Amethyst was thought to protect soldiers in battle, and Crusaders attached them to their rosaries for that protection. Because Amethyst was believed to encourage celibacy and also symbolized piety, Amethyst became very important in the ornamentation of Catholic and other churches in the Middle Ages.
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