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Collecting Prescious And Semi-Prescious Gemstones

By Lee MacRae

Many people today say collecting semi-precious and precious gemstones like loose diamonds or loose gemstones is a passionate hobby. They love the colors and the beauty of the wide array of gemstones found around the world today. Follow along as we examine the things you need to know when starting this interesting gemstone hobby.

Right at the beginning, what you need is to get yourself some reading material. You want to understand as much as you possibly can 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 you are looking at.

Color is a very important part in giving value to a gemstone. The closer a color is to its pure spectral color the more highly prized it is. Traditionally, these specter colors are yellow, blue, Violet, green, orange and red. Colors that are darker or palerthan a pure color diminish the value of the stone.

The cut of the stone is extremely important and factors into appraisal of diamonds but you're gemstones as well. A precision cut will highlight the natural color of the gemstone, diminishes its inclusions, and show off its symmetry and proportions. One way of determining the excellence 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 most of this light were refracted away instead of reflecting inside. The gem appears washed out.

Next to look at is the aspect of gemstone clarity. Clarity is the term that refers to the external blemishes or the internal conclusions or flaws of a stone being considered. Any large flaws can easily be seen with the naked eye with others needing to be magnified 10X

Next on the agenda is the duo of weight and size. Because gemstones can vary in density or specific gravity. Weight and size are not necessarily equal across the board. If a diamond of a certain size weighs 1.00 carats then an equal sized Sapphire would weigh more than 1.20 carats. An Emerald of equal size would be approximately 0.95 carats while an Alexandrite would be about 1.23 carats.

Taking up the hobby of gemstones can give you an enjoyable pastime and also 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 loved to spend weekends to go hunting for raw gemstones. Take the example of the United States. In Utah You can find Topaz, Garnet, Petrified Wood, Jasper and Obsidian. Or you can take the time to travel and find opal in Coober Pedy, Andamooka or Mintabie in South Australia, topaz in Beechworth, Victoria or hunt in the garnet fields in Fullarton River in Queensland, Australia.

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Fluorite, which was once known as fluorspar, is a mixture of calcium and fluoride. This beautiful stone can be seen in a variety of colors, often more than one color occurring simultaneously in the same crystal. This is called color zoning. This stone can be heated to produce a bi-colored effect, but this is a tedious and costly procedure that is not often used. Therefore, most bi-colored fluorite is natural.
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