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Collecting Loose Gemstones

By Lee MacRae

For many people collecting semi-precious and precious gemstones like loose diamonds or loose gemstones is a passionate hobby. They love the colors and the beauty of the various gemstones found around the world today. Read long as we examine the things you need to know when starting to collect varieties of gemstones yourself.

To start off right you'll need the knowledge 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. Without the proper knowledge you can make costly mistakes.

Number one to look at is the color of the gemstone. Gemstones at the top of the ladder have colors that are close to the purest spectral colors of orange, green, yellow, Violet or blue. Gemstone colors that are muted or too dark can lower the value quite easily.

Cut is one of the all-important 4Cs and factors into appraisal of diamonds along with gemstones. An excellent cut will showcase the gemstone's color, lessen any inclusions and show off its symmetry and proportions. One way to determine the precision in the cut is to look at how consistently it reflects the light over the stones complete surface. But if a gem is cut too shallow, much of the light will refract out of the gem rather than reflecting internally. The gem appears washed out.

Next to look at is the clarity of the gemstone. Clarity is the term that refers to the external blemishes or the internal conclusions or flaws of the gemstone under consideration. Normally large flaws are visible to the unaided eye with others needing to be magnified 10X

Next to consider are weight and size. Save for pearls and corals, all gemstones are priced by the carat. One carat is the equivalent of 0.2 grams Be aware however, that size and weight and gemstones are not the same. Density or specific gravity can vary in gemstones. Take a diamond that is 1.00 carats in weight and you will find that a Sapphire or ruby of the same size would weigh 1.20 carats.

Getting involved in collecting gemstones can become an enjoyable pastime and rewarding in the long run. You can start small and don't have to spend a lot of money and yet you can end up with some very beautiful stones. Many people loved to spend weekends to go hunting gemstones. Take the example of the US. In California you can find Agate, Benitoite, Californite, Diamond, Citrine, Tourmaline, Abalone Pearl, Kunzite, Chrysopras Or ou can take a longer vacation and find opal in Opalton, Yowah, Queensland, Austalia, topaz in Mt Surprise or O'Briens Creek in Queensland, Australia or hunt the quartz regions in Yellowdine Lake in Western Australia.

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Colorless when pure, the zirconium silicate takes on various shades due to
impurities. The most popular zircon-color is blue. Most blue gemstones come in a
pastel blue, but some exceptional gems have a bright blue color. Zircon is also
available in green, dark red, violet, yellow, brown, and orange. The brown
varieties, mostly found in South Asian nations, are heat treated in order to
produce colorless and blue zircons. In the gemstone trade some terms refer to
different colored zircons:
Hyacinth: yellow, yellow-red to red-brown zircon
Jargon: straw-yellow to almost colorless zircon
Starlight: rich, slightly greenish blue zircon variety, created by heating
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Even within the same type of gem, not all gemstones are equal. There is a huge variance that can result in one stone being graded gem quality and its similar 'cousin' being labeled industrial quality.
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