How To Collect Loose Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
Why would someone go to the trouble of collect loose gemstones? Well to begin with gemstones are extremely beautiful. And like their more familiar cousin, natural diamonds, they can become extremely valuable over the years. Many people love to collect and show case the nearly 150 types of gemstones found today. Read long as we discuss the hobby of loose gemstone collecting.
To begin with your first priority is to get yourself some reading material. You want to learn as much as you possibly can about your new hobby. The more you learn about gemstones the wiser will be your purchases. You'll know exactly what to buy.
Color is a subjective idea but a very important part in evaluating a gemstone. The closer the color comes to its purer spectral value the more highly prized it is. Traditional spectral colors include violent, blue, green,, orange and red. Colors that tend to be paler or darker than the pure spectral color diminish the value of the stone.
The cut of the gemstone is an important factor to consider when you consider a gemstone's value. The gemstone must be cut with precision to reflect the light properly. A poor cut will not reflect light in a consistent way. Tone, color saturation, and color hue will never be consistent.
The next factor to consider is the gemstone's clarity. This refers to the stones purity or the lack of internal inclusions, internal particles or spots within the crystal. Without a doubt, zero flaws will make a gemstone very valuable.
Gemstones are often categorized according to size because of being more uniform than carat weight. But two different gemstones may be the same size but different carat weights and consequently, different prices as well. This is due to gemstone difference of relative density or specific gravity depending upon the chemical composition and crystalline structure. For example, a one carat round diamond with normal proportions is approximately 6.5 mm around. A ruby that is the same size will weigh approximately 1.55 carats.
Getting involved in collecting gemstones can be very enjoyable and rewarding in the long run. You can take your time and not lay out a lot a cash at the start and yet you can build a very exquisite collection. Many people love to set aside vacation or weekend time to go hunting gemstones. Just in the United States in Arkansas you can find Clear & Smoky Quartz, Diamond and Agate. Or ou can take a longer vacation and find opal in Coober Pedy, Andamooka or Mintabie in South Australia, topaz in Killiecrankie, Tasmania or check out the quartz regions in Cloncurry in Queensland, Australia.
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The sapphire has traditionally been involved in the area of religious magic, and
it was believed that the owner of the stone could use it to harness psychic
powers. It was, and still is, the choice of high church officials and regents
especially when their rings are mounted. There are several language origins for
the word "sapphire." In Sanskrit it was known as "sauriratna" in honor of the
planet Saturn. Ancient Chaldean references called it "sampir," while the Greeks
had a modern translation, "sappheiros" which denoted the color blue. The Arabic
translation was "safir" and the Latin texts call it "saphirus."
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The Black Prince's Ruby is actually a bead-shaped spinel weighing roughly 170
carats (34 g) that is the size of a chicken egg. It is currently set in the
cross patt�e above the 317.40 carat (63.48 g) Cullinan II in the front of the
Imperial State Crown. The Black Prince's Ruby is one of the oldest of the Crown
Jewels of the United Kingdom, with a known history dating back to the middle of
the 14th century and having been in the possession of the British kings since it
was given in 1367 to its namesake, Edward of Woodstock (the "Black Prince").
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