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So You Want To Collect Gemstones

By Lee MacRae

Why collect loose gemstones you ask? 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 in this hobby 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.

First off you need to read up on each of the gemstones out there. This knowledge will help you to know what exactly you're looking for so you buy the right items. A knowledgeable buyer is a wise one.

The first criteria you need to evaluate is stone color. Gemstones are the most intensely colored natural materials you can find. 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 are valued much higher they closer they are to natural spectral colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. They drop in value the more they move away from the spectral color.

The cut of your gemstone is an important aspect to consider when buying a gemstone. The gemstone must be cut with precision to reflect the light properly. A stone that has a poor cut can't reflect the light consistently over its surface. Color tone, saturation, and hue will always appear inconsistent

The clarity in a stone is the next item to consider. Clarity refers to a stones relative freedom from inclusions or blemishes. A flawless gemstone is obviously valued highly. To determine the flaws not seen with the unaided eye requires a 10X gemstone loupe or gemstone microscope. Many hobbyists will employ a 10X jewelers were gemstone loup for viewing their coins, beads, stamps or in our case gemstones.

Next comes weight and size. All gemstones [except for pearls and corals] are priced by the carat. A carat is equal to 0.2 grams. Be aware however, that weight and size are not always equal and gemstones. Density or specific gravity can vary in gemstones. Take a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats and you will see that a similar sized ruby or sapphire weighs 1.20 carats.

Collecting various gemstones can be very rewarding hobby. And there are so many different types in precious and semi precious stones that you can collect. You can start collecting gemstones like Diamond, Opal (Girasol) or Andalusite for instance. The choice and beauty and variety is almost endless. And if you like to save money but love vacations you can go hunting for raw gemstones. For example in Texas You can find Beryl, Pearl and Tourmaline.

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De Beers reigned as the supreme supplier of diamonds until other countries began
successful operations. One country is Australia. Diamond entrepreneurs and
geologists began searching for kimberlite pipes in the Kimberly region of
Western Australia in 1969. The search went on for 10 years and on October 2,
1979 the Argyle pipe was discovered. Once it was decided that the enterprise
would be economical they started to mine the area in 1983, and the Argyle
Diamond Mine was given its commission in December 1985.
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Two Afrikaner brothers owned a farm where the Orange and Vaal rivers join.
Johannes Nicholas de Beer and Diederik Arnoldus de Beer had diamonds discovered
on their property. They were in no position to protect the property from diamond
hunters and predators so they sold it for 6300 pounds to investors Cecil Rhodes
and Charles Rudd. Two mines were actually found on the property located in the
Kimberly region. One mine was named after the original owners of the property,
and the other one was named after the area. The De Beers and Kimberly mines were
consequently born. Rhodes and Rudd merged the two enterprises to form De Beers
Consolidated Mines Limited. It couldn't have happened at a better time.
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This form of Cryptocrystaline Quartz contains inclusions of small crystals that
reflect light and give a range of colors - depending on the nature of the
inclusion. Hence aventurine may be green, greenish-brown, blueish-white, bluish
green and orange. Aventurine has a hardness rating of 7.
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