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Collecting Prescious And Semi-Prescious Stones

By Lee MacRae

Why collect loose gemstones you ask? Well to begin with gemstones are extremely beautiful. And just like natural diamonds their value increases over time. Many hobbyists love to collect and work with the wide variety of gemstones available today. This article will examine the loose gemstones hobby.

To begin with your first priority is to get some books from the library or bookstore. You want to know everything there is to know about the subject of gemstones. The more you learn about gemstones the better off you'll be. You'll know exactly what to look for in a quality stone.

The first item to take into account will be gemstone color. You want the gemstone to be as close in color as possible to the pure colors of the spectrum. This means red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Generally, the prices very pale or very dark precious and semi precious gemstones are lower in value.

Gemstone cut is the second most important factor to look at. The preciseness of the cut will determine how much light is reflected by the gemstone. The cut will determine the brilliance of the stone and how much it will be valued.

Next up is the aspect of gemstone clarity. Clarity refers to the the internal conclusions or flaws of a stone being considered. Larger flaws can be seen with the unaided eye with others needing to be magnified 10X

Gemstones are often categorized according to their size aspect because of being more uniform than carat weight. But different gemstones may be the same size but have different carat weights that result in different pricing structures. This is due to the difference of relative density or specific gravity and depends on the materials chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure. A one carat round brilliant diamond, for example of typical proportions will be approximately 6.5 mm in diameter. A comparable a brilliant ruby of the same proportions in size will weigh approximately 1.55 carats.

Collecting gemstones as a hobby can be very enjoyable and could be rewarding as well over time. It doesn't have to be very expensive and yet you can build a very exquisite collection. Many people love to set aside vacation or weekend time to go hunting gemstones. For example in New Mexico you'll find Turquoise, Garnet, Peridot, Rock Crystal and Obsidian Or ou can take a longer vacation and find opal at Lightning Ridge in NSW, Austalia, topaz in Beechworth, Victoria or hunt specimens the quartz regions in Wave Hill in the Northern Territory of Australia.

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The 182-carat Star of Bombay sapphire is from Sri Lanka. It was given to silent
film star Mary Pickford by her husband, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., and she
bequeathed it to the Smithsonian Institute in 1981.
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The sapphire does share a lot in common with its' ruby relative, but there are
some differences. First of all, the sapphire is must more widespread and more
accessible. This is because sapphires originate in the earth's upper crust. The
second difference is that it is blue and some natural processes have to occur
that are a little different from rubies for a change in color. In some cases,
however, early natural metamorphisms are identical to the ruby. They both come
from the family of corundums, and share the same attributes of light refraction,
density and hardness. Both stones are derived from the same chemical
crystallization of alumina.
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