The Hobby Of Loose Gemstone Collecting
By Lee MacRae
Gemology is a term referring to the profession, science, and even art of evaluating and identifying rocks known as natural diamonds or loose gemstones. A number of people taken up this profession more as a hobby. They become interested in making a collection of loose diamonds or loose gemstones. You'll even find some that like to visit various locations close by or even in other countries to hunt for raw or rough gemstones. Some of them will even tumble or finish off the gemstones themselves. If you have an interest in this hobby then follow along as we discuss the various factors in gemstone collecting.
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 look in your local bookstore you can locate all you need to know about the subject that will help you to know exactly what you should do.
First on the list to evaluate is gemstone color. Without a doubt, gemstones are the most intensely colored natural material available on earth. These materials are so related to their color that they have even lent their names to specific colors. Everyone knows ruby red, emerald green, sapphire blue, aquamarine, turquoise, and jade green Gemstones become higher in value the closer they are to the colors in the spectrum of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. They become less valuable the farther they are from the spectral color.
Cut is one of the all-important 4Cs and factors into appraisal of diamonds but along with your gemstones. A precision cut gemstone showcases the pure color of the stone, lessen any inclusions and highlight the proportions and symmetry of the stone. One excellent way to determine the excellence in gemstone cut is to consider how evenly it reflects light throughout its surface. If the stone is cut on the shallow side most of this light were refracted away instead of reflecting inside the gemstone. Gemstone color will be washed out.
Another factor to consider is the stone's clarity. This is talking about the gemstones purity with no internal conclusions, internal particles or spots inside the crystal. Obviously, stones with a lack of flaws will make a gemstone very valuable.
Next thing to look at is the duo of size and weight. Due to their nature gemstones can vary in density or specific gravity. Size and weight are not necessarily equal from stone to stone. If you have a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats an equal sized Sapphire would weigh more than 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 very rewarding hobby. And there are so many different types in gemstones you can collect. You can start collecting gemstones like Jasper, Topaz or Iolite 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. Take the example of the United States. In Colorado you can find Beryl, Aquamarine, Phenacite, Garnet, Amethyst, Agate, Citrine, Pyrite, Rose Quartzcomma
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There are more than 3800 minerals known to exist, with only a very small proportion, about 20, of these suitable to be cut and polished into gemstones. Barcaldine QueenslandFor a mineral to qualify as a gemstone, it must be hard enough to survive abrasion, which immediately eliminates a great number of the minerals known today.
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The 1990 U.S. output of natural gemstones was primarily from Tennessee,
California, Arizona, Arkansas, Montana, Nevada, and Maine. An estimated 80,000
visitors found a total of 315 carats of diamonds in the Crater of Diamonds State
Park in Arkansas. There were sizeable yields of freshwater pearls in Tennessee,
turquoise in Arizona and Nevada, tourmaline in Maine, and tourmaline, kunzite,
and garnet in California. U.S. production of commercial gems includes agate,
beryl, freshwater pearl, garnet, jade, jasper, mother-of-pearl, opal, peridot,
quartz, sapphire, tourmaline, and turquoise.
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