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How To Collect Loose Gemstones

By Lee MacRae

Why collect loose gemstones you ask? Well for one thing gemstones are extremely beautiful. And like their higher counterpart, natural diamonds they can appreciate in value over time. Many hobbyists love to collect and show case the nearly 150 types of gemstones found today. Follow along as we discuss the hobby of loose gemstone collecting.

First off you need to learn all you can on the wide variety of stones available. You'll find it very helpful to know what exactly you're looking for and prevent you from wasting your money. Without the proper knowledge you can make costly mistakes.

Color is a very important part in the value of the stone. The closer a color is to its pure spectral color the more highly prized it is. Remember that the spectral colors are orange, green, yellow, Violet and blue. Colors that tend to be darker or paler than a pure spectral color tend to be less valued.

The cut of the stone is extremely important and is used not only to appraise diamonds but you're gemstones as well. A good cut showcases the gemstone's color, diminishes its inclusions, and show off its symmetry and proportions. One way to determine the precision in the cut is to look at if it is able to reflect light on a consistent level throughout its surface. But if a gem is cut too shallow, most of this light were refracted away rather than reflecting inside. Gem color appears washed out.

The next factor to consider is the clarity. This means the purity of the stone or the lack of internal inclusions, particles or spots inside the crystal. Obviously, stones with a lack of flaws would make the gemstone highly valuable.

Next on the agenda is the duo of weight and size. Due to the fact gemstones can vary in density or specific gravity. Weight and size are not necessarily equal across the board. If you have a diamond that weighs 1.00 carats a ruby 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.

Collecting various gemstones can be very rewarding hobby. And there is such a variety when it comes to gemstones. You can start collecting gemstones like Jade [jadeite and nephrite], Opal (Girasol) or Axinite for example. The choice and beauty and variety is almost endless. And if money is tight you can go gemstone hunting and find the raw materials instead of buying them. For example in Missouri you can hunt for Pearl, Fluorite, Pyrite and Calcite.

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"Green amethyst" is a misnomer since the term "amethyst" applies only to the
purple variety of quartz. However, that doesn't stop the marketing of these less
valuable pale amethyst stones after irradiation and/or heat treatments turn the
color green. Properly, after treatment, this stone should be marketed as
Prasiolite or Green Quartz, not green amethyst, and it should not be marketed as
"rare" since there is an abundance of pale lavender quartz which can be treated
to produce a light spring green stone.
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The American Golden Topaz is a faceted topaz weighing 22,892.50 carats, making
it the largest cut yellow topaz in the world, as well as one of the largest
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