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Starting The Hobby Of Loose Gemstone Collecting

By Lee MacRae

Why would anyone collect items like loose gemstones, you ask? Well for one thing they've been sought for their beauty for many centuries. And just like natural diamonds they can become extremely valuable over the years. Many in this hobby love to collect and work with each and every one of the 150 varieties available. Read long as we look at the hobby of collecting loose gemstones.

Right at the beginning, what you need is to get some books from the library or bookstore. You want to know as much as possible about precious and semiprecious gemstones. The more you know about the hobby of gemstones the better off you'll be. You will know exactly what you are looking at.

Number one to look at Is gemstone color. Gemstones at the top of the ladder exhibit colors similar to the exact spectral color of orange, green, yellow, Violet or blue. Muted gemstone colors or on the dark side can lower the value quite easily.

How a stone is cut is the next factor to consider. The precision of cut determines the amount of light is reflected by the gemstone. The cut will ultimately determine the stones brilliance and how much it will be valued.

Gemstone clarity is the next item to consider. Clarity refers to the amount of inclusions (trace elements or large particles of other elements or minerals) that a gem has. The gemstone without flaws is more valuable. To determine the flaws not seen with the unaided eye requires a 10X gemstone loupe or gemstone microscope. Many hobbyists will get a jewelers diamond gemstone loupe 10X for viewing their coins, beads, stamps or in our case gemstones.

Another consideration is the duo of weight and size. Because gemstones can vary greatly in density and specific gravity. Weight and size are not equal for each and every stone. Take the example of a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats and 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 as a hobby can become an enjoyable pastime and rewarding in the long run. It doesn't have to be very expensive and yet you can build a very exquisite collection. Many people loved to spend weekends to go hunting gemstones. Take the example of the United States. In New Jersey you can find Smoky Quartz, Agate, Pearl and Prehnite. Or ou can take a longer vacation and find opal in Opalton, Yowah, Queensland, Austalia, topaz in Killiecrankie, Tasmania or check out the quartz regions in Cloncurry in Queensland, Australia.

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The Reward of Faith Sapphire. This stone was was found in 1975 at the Reward
gemfield near Rubyvale in Queensland, Australia. In 1983 it was cut into the
52.36-carat round you see here, measuring 22.35 mm across and 13.49 mm deep. It
is still owned by its original owner. The stone's color in the photograph is
close to the true color but this does change considerably, to a deeper red,
depending on the nature of the light, although perhaps not strongly enough to be
called a color change sapphire.
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The Ruspoli Sapphire, also known as the Wooden Spoon-Seller's Sapphire and the
Great Sapphire of Louis XIV, is a 135.8 carat (27.16 g) blue sapphire nearly
without flaw. It possesses only six facets and is known for its distinctive
lozenge shape. The legend of the sapphire's origins begins with its discovery by
a wooden spoon-seller in Bengal. It then came into the hands of Italian Prince
Francesco Maria Ruspoli in the 17th century. By 1691, King Louis XIV possessed
the gemstone and placed it in the French Crown Jewels. It was confiscated by the
revolutionary government during the French Revolution. Today the sapphire
resides in the Paris Museum of Natural History.
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A style of cut found in gemstone jewelry are cabochons. Cabochon cuts are widely
used for gemstones that are 1) of lower clarity and therefore will not reflect
much light. And/or 2) are of exceptional color and/or 3) are opaque in nature (
such as opal or onyx) and or 4) have special optical properties or inclusions
that are best displayed in cabochons (e.g. cat�s eye or star ruby) 5) are too
soft to be cut in facets (moonstone, opal)
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