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So You Want To Collect Loose Gemstones

By Lee MacRae

Many people, young and old, say collecting various loose gemstones or loose diamonds is a favorite pastime. Many people have a great love of the wide array of gemstones you can find just about everywhere in the world. Follow along as we discuss a number of things you need to know when starting to collect gemstones yourself.

The first thing you need to do is to visit the library and get some books. You want to know as much as you possibly can about your new hobby. The more you know about the hobby of gemstones the less likely you are to make a mistake. You'll know exactly what to buy.

One of the first things you look at is the color of the gemstone. Gemstones at the top of the ladder have pure colors there as close as possible in pureness to the spectral colors of yellow, blue, Violet, green, orange or red. Gemstone colors that are muted or are too dark are diminished in value.

Cut is one of the all-important 4Cs and factors highly into the appraisal of not only diamonds but along with your gemstones. A good cut highlights the natural color of the gemstone, diminishes its inclusions, and exhibits good overall symmetry and proportion. One excellent method to determine the precision of the cut is to look at how well it reflects light on a consistent basis over its entire surface. But if a gem is cut too shallow, most of the light will refract out rather than reflecting inside. That will make the gem seem washed out and windowed.

Our next consideration is the aspect of gemstone clarity. Clarity refers to the the internal conclusions or flaws of a stone being considered. Larger flaws can be seen with the unaided eye with the others needing a 10X magnification.

Next on the agenda is the duo of size and weight. Due to the fact gemstones can vary greatly in density and specific gravity. Size and weight are not necessarily equal from stone to stone. Take the example of a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats and a sapphire of equal size would weigh 1.20 carats. An equal sized Emerald would be 0.95 carats while an Alexandrite stone would be about 1.23 carats.

Taking up the collecting of loose gemstones can be very rewarding hobby. And there is a wide range and variety in precious and semi precious stones that you can collect. You can start collecting gemstones like Obsidian, Amethyst (cardinal gem) or Clinohumite for instance. The choice and beauty and variety is almost endless. And if you like to save money but love vacations you can find gemstones for yourself instead of buying. Take the example of the United States. In Utah You can find Topaz, Garnet, Petrified Wood, Jasper and Obsidian.

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The northern and north-western parts of Pakistan are shrouded by the three world
-famous ranges called Hindukush, Himalaya, and Karakorum. In these mountains
have been found nearly all the minerals Pakistan currently offers to the world
market, including aquamarine, topaz, peridot, ruby, emerald, amethyst, morganite
, zoisite, spinel, sphene, and tourmaline.
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Legend, fact, supposition and theory each must be accorded its place in any
historical account of thd celebrated Orlov diamond. Nowadays the Orlov is
one of the most important items in one of the greatest collections of gems and
jewelry, the Treasures of the Diamond Fund, Gokran, cromprises of many
historical jewels that were amassed by the rulers of Russia before the 1917
Revolution, as well as some of the exceptional diamonds unearthed during the
past three decades that testify to Russia's current position as a leading world
diamond producer. The Orlov is mounted in the Imperial Sceptre, made during the
reign of Catherine the Great (1762-96). Its weight has been recorded as 189.62
metric carats. The clarity is typical of the finest Indian diamonds and its
color possesses a slight bluish-green tint.
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