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Starting To Collect Gemstones

By Lee MacRae

Why collect loose gemstones you ask? For many people it's because gemstones are extremely beautiful. And like their higher counterpart, natural diamonds they can become extremely valuable over the years. Many people love to collect and show case each and every one of the 150 varieties available. Follow along as we look at the hobby of collecting loose gemstones.

First off you'll need the knowledge on the wide variety of stones available. This will help you to know what exactly you're looking for and prevent you from making mistakes. Without the proper knowledge you can make costly mistakes.

The first item to take into account should be the color of the gemstone. You'll want the gemstone to be as close in color as possible to the pure colors of the spectrum. We are talking about red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Generally, the prices very pale or very dark semiprecious and precious stones are lower.

The cut of the gemstone is an important aspect to consider when you value gemstone. The gemstone must be cut in a way that reflects light back to the viewer. A stone that has a poor cut will not reflect light consistently over its entire surface. Color tone, saturation, and hue will never be consistent.

The clarity in a stone is an important consideration. Gemstone clarity relates to the amount of inclusions (trace elements or large particles of other elements or minerals) that a gem has. A flawless gemstone is more valuable. To see flaws beyond with the eye can see requires a 10X gemstone loupe or gemstone microscope. Serious hobbyists will buy a jewelers diamond gemstone loupe 10X 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 their nature gemstones can vary greatly in density and specific gravity. Weight and size are not necessarily equal across the board. 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 gemstone would be about 1.23 carats.

Collecting gemstones can be a great hobby. And there are so many different types when it comes to gemstones. You can collect gemstones like Malachite, Chalcedony (bloodstone) or Variscite for instance. The choice and beauty and variety is almost endless. And if you like a hands on hobby you can find gemstones for yourself instead of buying. Take the example of the US. In North Carolina you can find Beryl, Aquamarine, Emerald, Almandite Garnet, Rhodolite, and Pyrope Garnet, Diamond, Cyanitecomma

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The carat weight alone is almost meaningless unless you also consider the cut,
clarity and color of the diamond. A large diamond is not very valuable if it
lacks brilliance, purity and high-grade color. However, since larger stones are
rarer than smaller ones, diamond value rises exponentially with carat weight.
Therefore, a diamond weighing 3.0 carats, will always be worth more than three
1.0 carat stones of the same quality. No two diamonds are exactly alike, and you
must weigh all of the factors - color, cut, clarity and carat weight - when
making your diamond jewelry buying decision.
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Turquoise is a stone of self realization that helps you to better understand
yourself. It is an excellent grounding stone helping to ground the wandering
spirit. Those who have a lot of energy might tend to avoid grounding stones
because they think it will slow them down. However, turquoise allows the energy
pack to remain open. Turquoise helps us to communicate clearly and absorbs
negativity.
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