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Collecting Prescious And Semi-Prescious Gemstones

By Lee MacRae

Many people, young and old, say collecting semi-precious and precious gemstones like loose diamonds or loose gemstones is a passionate hobby. Many people have a great love of the various gemstones found worldwide today. Read long as we examine the things you need to know in starting in this interesting hobby.

The very first step in becoming a gemstone collector the wise way is by acquiring knowledge about them. By taking a quick trip to the library or local bookstore you can find everything you need to know that will let you make wise purchases from the beginning.

The first item to look at should be gemstone color. You want the stone to be as close in color as possible to the pure spectral colors. This means violet, orange, yellow, green, blue, and red. The prices of very dark are very pale precious and semi precious stones are lower than the vibrant colors.

Gemstone cut is very important and factors highly into the appraisal of not only diamonds along with gemstones. A precision cut will highlight the gemstone's color, diminishes its inclusions, and exhibits good overall symmetry and proportion. One excellent way to determine the excellence regarding the cut is how evenly it reflects light throughout its surface. If the gemstone is cut to shallow much of the light will refract out of the gem rather than reflecting inside. Gem color appears washed out.

Our next consideration is the issue of gemstone clarity. Clarity is the term that refers to the external blemishes or the internal conclusions or flaws of the gemstone under consideration. Any large flaws can easily be seen with the unaided eye while others need a 10X magnification.

Next thing to look at is the duo of weight and size. Due to the fact gemstones vary and specific gravity or density. Size and weight are not necessarily equal from stone to stone. If a diamond of a certain size weighs 1.00 carats then a ruby of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An emerald stone would be about 0.95 carats and an Alexandrite 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. Look at each loose gemstone and Think of it as a mini sculpture or piece of art to be highly treasured for its unique nature and vibrant colors. 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 US in Maryland you can search for Beryl and Clam Pearl. And in Canada you can hunt for nephrite jade in Dease Lake, British Columbia or amazonite (microcline) near Eganville, Onttario as well as black spinel in Burgess and bathhurst Townships in Ontario. Take up gemstone collecting and you won't regret it.

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Brilliance is the amount of light reflected from the crown facets of a facet-cut gemstone. It is a combination of the light reflected back out of the stone and the light reflected directly from the facet surfaces. Two factors critical in achieving maximum brilliance are the angle of the pavilion facets and the degree of polish on the facet surface (lustre). The table facet of a diamonds is cut to various sizes depending on the desire for more brilliance and less fire(dispersion), where a larger table is used. Or more fire and less brillinace, where a smaller table is used. A good balance is obtained by cutting to ideal proportions. The pavilion facet angles are not only critical in determining the amount of brilliance, shallow angles may result in creating a 'window' in the stone; an area of the stone that can be seen through. Deep angles result in dark areas in the stone, termed extinction. Brilliance is lost in both situations.
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The Regent diamond was discovered in 1701 by an Indian slave. The Duke of
Orleans and the Regent of France have been owners, and it was in Louis XV
coronation crown, but it is now in the Louvre, Paris, in Napoleon's sword hilt.
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