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Collecting Loose Gemstones

By Lee MacRae

Gemology is a term referring to the profession, science, and even art 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 items like loose gemstone or natural diamonds. Some people even begin to travel to different areas close by or even taking a trip to other countries to hunt for raw or rough gemstones. Some of them will even tumble or finish off the gemstones themselves. If this hobby interest you then follow along as we discuss the in and outs of gemstone collecting.

Right at the beginning, what you need is to get some books from the library or bookstore. You want to know as much as you possibly can about your new hobby. The more you understand about gemstones the wiser will be your purchases. You'll know exactly what to buy.

First on your list to take into account should be stone color. You'll want the gemstone to be as close as possible to the pure colors of the spectrum. We are talking about violet, orange, yellow, green, blue, and red. In general terms, the prices of very dark are very pale stones are lower.

The cut of the gemstone is the next factor to look at before a purchase. The precision of cut determines the amount of light is reflected by the gemstone. It will ultimately determine the brilliance of the stone and how much someone will pay for it.

The next factor to look at is the clarity of the gemstone under consideration. This means the purity of the stone or the lack of internal inclusions, spots, or particles within the crystal structure. Needless to say, stones with no flaws would make the gemstone highly valuable.

Gemstones are often categorized according to size because of being more uniform than carat weight. But two different gemstones may have the same size but differ in carat weights and as a result different in prices as well. This is due to the difference of specific gravity and depends on the materials chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure. Normally a one carat brilliant round diamond with standard proportions will be approximately 6.5 mm in diameter. A comparable a brilliant ruby of the same proportions in size will weigh in at 1.55 carats instead.

Taking up the hobby of gemstones can give you an enjoyable pastime and rewarding in the long run. You don't need to spend a lot of money and yet you can buy some very beautiful items. Many people love to take vacations to go looking for gemstones. For example in Nevada you can hunt for Rock Crystal, Citrine, Nevada Turquoise and Virgin Valley Black Fire Opal. 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 Beechworth and Mooralla in Victoria Australia.

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