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Starting To Collect Gemstones

By Lee MacRae

Why would anyone collect items like loose gemstones, you ask? For many people it's because gemstones are extremely beautiful. And like their more familiar cousin, natural diamonds, their value increases over time. Many hobbyists love to find, collect and finish each and every one of the 150 varieties available. Follow along as we look at the hobby of collecting loose gemstones.

Right at the beginning, what you need 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 know about gemstones the better off you'll be. You will know exactly what to look for.

The chief thing you need to look at is the color of the stone. You'll want the stone that is as close as possible to the pure spectral colors. The spectral colors are blue, green, yellow, orange, red and violet. Generally, the prices very pale or very dark precious and semi precious stones are lower in value.

Gemstone cut is an important factor to consider when evaluating gemstones. The gemstone must be cut with precision to reflect the light properly. A gemstone with the poor cut will not reflect light consistently over its entire surface. Color saturation, color hue and color tone will always look inconsistent.

The next factor to consider is the gemstone's clarity. This refers to the stones purity with no internal conclusions, particles or spots within the crystal structure. Obviously, stones with a lack of flaws are hard to find and make your stones very valuable.

Next thing to look at is the duo of weight and size. Due to their nature gemstones vary and specific gravity or density. Size and weight are not necessarily equal from stone to stone. If you have a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats a sapphire of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An Emerald of equal size would be approximately 0.95 carats while an Alexandrite would be about 1.23 carats.

Though you may find gemstones used a lot in jewelry, they are perfectly good collectibles in their own right. Actually there are many interesting and attractive gems that are simply too big and fragile for use in jewelry. Take each loose gemstone and consider it as a piece of art and value it for its unusual nature and for the craftsmanship of the artisan who shaped it. And unlike many hobbies where you have to buy everthing you can actually go hunting for raw gemstones in the field. In the US in Missouri you can hunt for Pearl, Fluorite, Pyrite and Calcite. And if you travel to Canada you will find nephrite jade in the Frances Lake area in the Yukon Territory or amazonite (microcline) near Eganville, Onttario as well as the unique deep blue beryl in Canada's Yukon Territory. Take up gemstone collecting and you won't regret it.

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