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Starting To Collect Loose Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
For many people collecting various loose gemstones or loose diamonds is a favorite pastime. They love the colors and the beauty of the wide array of gemstones found around the world today. Read long as we discuss a number of things you need to know when starting this gemstone hobby.
The very first step in beginning this hobby the right way is by getting adequate knowledge about them. By visiting a local library you can locate all you need to know about the subject that will help you to know exactly what you should do.
First, color is a major part in the value of the stone. The closer the color of the gemstone is to its pure spectral color the more highly prized it is. Traditionally, these specter colors include red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Gemstones colors that are darker or paler tend to be less valued.
Cut is one of the all-important 4Cs and factors into appraisal of diamonds but you're gemstones as well. An excellent cut will showcase the pure color of the stone, diminish any inclusions, and highlight the proportions and symmetry of the stone. One excellent way to determine the excellence of gemstone cut is to consider how well and consistent it reflects light over its entire surface. But if a gem is cut too shallow, most of the light will refract out rather than reflecting inside. Gem color appears washed out.
Another factor to consider is the clarity of the stone. This is talking about the stones purity or the absence of internal inclusions, spots, or particles within the crystal structure. Needless to say, stones with no flaws are hard to find and make your stones very valuable.
Gemstones are often listed according to their size aspect since it is more uniform than carat weight. But different gemstones may be the same size but differ in carat weights and as a result different pricing structures. This is due to gemstone difference regarding specific gravity or relative density depending upon the materials chemical composition and crystal structure type A one carat round brilliant diamond, for example with normal proportions is approximately 6.5 mm around. A comparable a brilliant ruby of the same proportions in size will weigh approximately 1.55 carats.
Although gemstones are normally used for jewelry, they are a great hobby and pastime as well. In fact, there are many attractive and interesting gemstones that are too fragile or too large to be used in jewelry. Look at each loose gemstone and Think of it as a mini sculpture or piece of art to be highly 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 use vacation time to actually hunt for raw gemstones in stead of buying. In the United States in Michigan you can find Agate, Chlorastrolite and Hematite. And in Canada you can hunt for nephrite jade in Cry Lake, British Columbia or Tourmaline from Chatham Twonship, Quebec along with hessonite garnet in Asbestos, Quebec. Take up gemstone collecting and you won't regret it.
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Tanzanite jewelry can easily be scratched or chipped. Clean your Tanzanite with
warm, soapy water and a soft bristle brush. Avoid using ultrasonic cleaning.
Tanzanite was found in Tanzania in 1967. Tanzanite is the anniversary gemstone
for the 24th year of marriage. It is said that Tanzanite helps with change. It
uplifts and opens the heart.
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An aspect of a stone�s color that can effect its value is its rarity. For
example, a golden-pink topaz (Imperial Topaz) is more valuable than a blue topaz
, all other characteristics being equal. This is because it is harder to find
topaz of this color.
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Many natural gemstones such as the ruby, sapphire, and emerald are becoming so rare and expensive to mine that laboratory-grown gemstones are used often in jewelry designs. The first lab-grown gemstone was produced in 1902 in Paris, France by a chemist named Louis Verneuil. A gemstone that is grown in a laboratory is not imitation or artificial, and is carefully crystallized over time. It has essentially the same optical, physical and chemical properties as a natural gemstone. Only a trained gemologist can tell them apart. Natural gemstones such as rubies and emeralds can be 10 to 50 times more expensive than the cost of a lab-grown gemstone in a similar quality. And laboratory-grown emeralds and rubies are often superior to natural stones in both clarity and color.
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