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The Hobby Of Gemstone Collecting

By Lee MacRae

The term gemology refers to the art, profession and science of evaluating and identifying rocks known as natural diamonds or loose gemstones. A number of people taken up gemology as a hobby. They become interested in collecting and evaluating loose gemstones or loose diamonds. You'll even find some that like to travel to different areas to hunt for raw or rough gemstones. Some even tumble or learn to cut their own gemstones. If this hobby interest you then read along as we reveal the in and outs of gemstone collecting.

At the very beginning you need to read up on the various gemstones available. This will help you to know what you're buying so you buy the right items. Without the proper knowledge you can make costly mistakes.

The chief thing you need to take into account is the color of the stone. You want the stone to be as close in color as possible to the pure spectrum colors. The spectral colors are violet, orange, yellow, green, blue, and red. The prices of very dark are very pale semiprecious and precious stones are less per carat.

The cut of the gemstone is an important aspect to consider when you consider a gemstone's value. The cut has to be done 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 next factor to look at is the clarity of the stone under consideration. This means the stones purity or the lack of internal inclusions, spots, or particles inside the crystal. Without a doubt, zero flaws are hard to find and make your stones very valuable.

Another consideration is the duo of weight and size. Because 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 an equal sized ruby would weigh 1.20 carats instead. An equal sized Emerald would be 0.95 carats while an Alexandrite stone would be about 1.23 carats.

Although gems are frequently used in jewelry, they are a great hobby and pastime as well. In fact, there are many attractive and interesting gems that are too fragile or too large to be used in jewelry. Look at each loose gemstone and think of it as a piece of art, a miniature sculpture to be treasured for its unique nature and vibrant colors. And unlike some hobbies that require you to pay for your specimens you can find your raw materials through field trips In the United States in Pennsylvania you can find Amethyst, Almandite Garnet and Pyrope Garnet, Beryl, Sunstone and Moonstone. And if you travel to Canada you will find opal in the Okanagan, British Columbia or blue spinel from Daillebout, Quebec along with Ammolite, a rare gemstone found only in southern Alberta. Take up gemstone collecting and you won't regret it.

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Alexandrite's color switches between green to red, brown, or mauve in
incadescent light. Alexandrite is quite durable as its hardness rating is 8.5.
Synthetic alexandrite is very common. Shop carefully to make sure you are
getting what you are paying for. Natural alexandrite is uncommon and hard to
find.
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Emerald is said to effectively reduce skin reddening in an instant. According to
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