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How To Collect Loose Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Gemology is the science, art and profession of identifying and evaluating gemstones from natural diamonds to loose gemstones. Many people take up gemology as a passionate hobby. They become very interested in starting to collect loose diamonds or loose gemstones. You'll even find some that like to visit various locations close by to look for rough gemstones. Some even tumble or learn to cut their own gemstones. If this hobby interest you follow along as we show you the in and outs of gemstone collecting.
Right at the start you need to read up on the wide variety of stones available. This knowledge will help you to know what exactly you're looking for and prevent you from wasting your money. This will help you make informed decisions.
The first criteria you need to evaluate is stone color. Without a doubt, gemstones are the most intensely colored natural material available on earth. Gemstones are so related to color that they've even become associated with particular ones. Everyone knows ruby red, emerald green, sapphire blue, aquamarine, turquoise, and jade green Gemstones will have a higher value the closer they are to the colors in the spectrum of orange, green, yellow, violet and blue. They are valued much less the farther they are from the pure natural color.
The cut of your gemstone is an important factor to consider when you consider a gemstone's value. The stone has to be cut correctly to reflect light properly. A gemstone with an improper cut will be muted or washed out. Color saturation, color hue and color tone will never be consistent.
The clarity in a stone is an important consideration. Clarity refers to the absence of flaws or blemishes inside the stone. A flawless gemstone is definitely worth much more. To examine flaws not seen with the naked eye you need a gem microscope or 10X gemstone clarity magnifier. Many hobbyists will employ a 10X jewelers were gemstone loup for viewing their coins, beads, stamps or in our case gemstones.
Next up are size and weight. Save for pearls and corals, all gemstones are priced by the carat. One carat is the equivalent of 0.2 grams Be aware however, that weight and size are not always equal and gemstones. Density or specific gravity can vary in gemstones. If you have a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats, you will find a Sapphire or ruby of the same size would weigh 1.20 carats.
Taking up the collecting of loose gemstones can be a great hobby. And there is such a variety in precious and semi precious stones that you can collect. You can start collecting gemstones like Kunzite, Agate or Clinohumite for instance. The opportunities are seemingly endless. And if you like to save money but love vacations you can find gemstones for yourself instead of buying. For example in New Hampshire you can rock hunt for Beryl, Rock Crystal and Garnet.
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A semi-precious gemstone includes any gemstone other than sapphire, emerald or ruby. The value of semi-precious gemstones can vary depending on the availability of the mineral; natural black opal, for example, is hard to come by and more valuable than most other semi-precious stones. As a rule, however, semi-precious stones are always more plentiful than precious stones. That makes it easier to find large, well-colored, very clean stones appropriate for jewelry. In addition, the wide range of colors available makes semi-precious stones the choice for people who want to create their own look with their jewelry.
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Charcas, San Luis Potosi - is world reknown for it's Danburite the large clear
crystals are easily found on the mineral markets. Topaz is also found here and
can be quite nice. A variety of grossular known as "Raspberry Garnet" is found
in Coahuila and another garnet gem found in Mexico is andradite which forms
iridescent green gemstones. Another green gem is olivine and it is mined in the
Chavira peridot-olivine mines in Chihuahua.
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