How To Collect Loose Gemstones
By Lee MacRae
For many people collecting various loose gemstones or loose diamonds is a favorite pastime. They simply love the beauty and the colors Of the assorted number of gemstones you can find just about everywhere in the world. This article will discuss a number of things you need to know when starting this gemstone hobby.
To begin with your first priority is to get yourself some reading material. You want to know as much as you possibly can about the subject of gemstones. The more you understand about gemstones the wiser will be your purchases. You will know exactly what you are looking at.
To start with, an important aspect in gemstone evaluation is color. Without a doubt, gemstones are the most intensely colored naturally occurring materials you can find. Gems have become so synonomous with color, they have even lent their names to specific colors. Without a doubt you will recognize sapphire blue, ruby red, jade green, aquamarine, emerald green or turquoise. Gemstones will have a higher value they closer they are to natural spectral colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. They are valued much less the farther they deviate from the pure natural color.
The cut of the gemstone is an important factor to consider when buying a gemstone. The stone has to be cut with precision to reflect the light properly. A gemstone with the poor cut will never be able to reflect light consistently. Color saturation, color hue and color tone will be inconsistent.
The clarity in a stone is an important consideration. Gemstone clarity relates to the absence of flaws or blemishes inside the stone. A perfect gemstone is obviously valued highly. To see flaws beyond with the eye can see requires a 10X gemstone clarity magnifier or gem microscope. Many hobbyists will use a 10X jewelers were gemstone loup for examining coins, stamps and of course gemstones.
Next item to look at is the duo of size and weight. Due to their nature gemstones can vary greatly in density and specific gravity. Weight and size are not necessarily equal across the board. If you have a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats a sapphire of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An emerald stone would be about 0.95 carats and an Alexandrite stone would be about 1.23 carats.
Getting involved in collecting gemstones can become an enjoyable pastime and also rewarding in the long run. You can start small and don't have to spend a lot of money and yet you can end up with some very beautiful stones. Many people loved to spend weekends to go hunting gemstones. Take the example of the United States. In Texas You can find Beryl, Pearl and Tourmaline. Or ou can take a longer vacation and find opal in Opalton, Yowah, Queensland, Austalia, topaz in Killiecrankie, Tasmania or hunt the sapphire fields in Anakie, Rubyvale, Sapphire, Glenalva, The Willows, Inverell or Glen Innes in Queensland, Austalia.
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Zircon will have more wear on its facets than diamond. Zircon is imitated by
colorless glass and synthetic spinel. Zircon is found in Australia, Brazil,
Cambodia, France, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Tanzania. Zircon is the
December Traditional Birthstone. Zircon supposedly helps one be more at peace
with oneself. Zircon was believed to provide the wearer with wisdom, honor and
riches. The lost of luster on a Zircon stone is said to warn of danger. The name
Zircon is from Zargun which means "gold color".
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Think twice before putting gems in an ultrasonic cleaner. Diamonds, rubies and
sapphires will be fine but many other gems may not be: when in doubt, leave it
out. Diamonds, rubies and sapphires, and other single-crystal gems can be
cleaned with a touch of ammonia in water to remove all films and add extra
sparkle. Never use an ultrasonic cleaner or ammonia for cleaning such opaque
gemstones like lapis, turquoise, malachite or onyx. They should be wiped clean
gently with a moist cloth. These gemstones can be porous and may absorb
chemicals, even soap, which may build up inside the stone and discolor it. The
reason why these materials need more care than transparent gemstones is that
these materials are essentially rocks, not crystals of a single mineral. Think
about it: when you put a rock in water, it absorbs the water and is moist all
the way through. A single crystal gem like sapphire will not absorb water: all
the molecules are lined up so tightly in the crystal that there is no room for
water to enter.
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Citrine is yellow quartz. It has a hardness of 7. Citrine can be easily
scratched. Citrine often permenantly changes color if left in the sunlight for
several hours. Most citrine on the market is heat treated amethyst. Citrine is
found in Brazil, Madagascar, Spain, USA (California, Colorado, Georgia, and
Nevada) and the former USSR.
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