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So You Want To Collect Loose Gemstones

By Lee MacRae

Why would someone go to the trouble of collect loose gemstones? For many people it's because they've been sought for their beauty for many centuries. And just like 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. This article will look at the hobby of collecting loose gemstones.

The first thing you need to do in becoming a gemstone collector the right way is by getting adequate knowledge about them. By taking a quick trip to the library or local bookstore you can locate all you need to know about the subject that will prevent you from making mistakes at the start.

Of paramount importance is the color of the gemstone. Top grade gemstones have pure colors there as close as possible to the exact spectral color of violent, blue, green,, orange or red. Gemstone colors that are muted or on the dark side lowers the value per carat.

Gemstone cut is an important factor to consider when buying a gemstone. The gemstone must be cut in a way that reflects light back to the viewer. A gemstone with an improper cut can't reflect the light consistently over its surface. Color saturation, hue and tone will never look consistent.

Another factor to consider is the clarity of the stone. This means the purity of the gemstone with no internal conclusions, internal particles or spots within the crystal. Obviously, stones with a lack of flaws are hard to find and make your stones very valuable.

Next item to look at is the duo of size and weight. Due to the fact gemstones vary and specific gravity or density. Size and weight are not necessarily equal from stone to stone. If you have a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats a sapphire of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An Emerald of equal size would be approximately 0.95 carats while an Alexandrite stone would be about 1.23 carats.

Although gemstones are normally used for jewelry, loose gemstones are great for collecting. Actually there are many interesting and attractive gemstones who that are just too big or fragile to be used for jewelry. Look at each loose gemstone and think of it as a piece of art, a miniature sculpture to be treasured for its beautiful colors and the finish you apply to it. And unlike many hobbies where you have to buy everthing you can actually go hunting for raw gemstones in the field. In the US in Nevada you can hunt for Rock Crystal, Citrine, Nevada Turquoise and Virgin Valley Black Fire Opal. And if you travel to Canada you will find nephrite jade in Mount Sidney Williams, British Columbia or Tourmaline from Chatham Twonship, Quebec as well as iolite from Manitouwadge, Ontario. Think of gemstone collecting for the great hobby it is.

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The onyx used in our jewelry is formed by color enhancing chalcedony, which is a variety of quartz. Its name comes from the Greek onux which means �fingernail�. Sometimes the onyx has a white band or ribbons� these are often carved into delicate raised designs with layered backgrounds called cameos. It ranks 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness. The primary color used in our line is black although blue and other colors are sometimes used to accent a particular design.
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There is the precious opal, the common opal, the fire opal, the Peruvian opal
and then, of course, there is the synthetic opal. The Sanskrit language knew the
stone as upala, while the Greek variation is opallios while the Latin world for
opal is opalus. All of the different word origins refer to the special nature of
the opal. The Sanskrit word literally means "precious stone," and the Greek and
the Roman meanings have a shared outcome. They called the opal "precious stone".
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