I've recently come into about 10,000 carats of uncut gems and I'm trying to figure out how to get the most out of them. The info I've come across so far tells me to clean and tumble them first and then inspect them for value but I'm not sure if this is the right start and even if it is how do I know which stones will be best to send to a Gem cutter so that I'm not just wasting my time. Any idea's would be appreciative.

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I found a .36 carat diamond at the crater of diamonds in Arkansasa few years ago; I have about 3 pounds of rough emeralds, 2-3 pounds of rubies and saphires, and 1 pound of garnet. How much do you think I could sell all this for (per carat, or per a thousand carats) on ebay? Also, I'm just 16...would it even be legal for me to sell on ebay?

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Rubies range in color from a very pale pinkish red to a very dark reddish-brown that can be easily mistaken for garnet. Their color, along with their cut, clarity, transparency, and setting most often effects how their pricing.

 

The most highly prized rubies are commonly of deep red. They are considered to be the most beautiful in the world. They are, unfortunately, also one the most expensive gems in the world. Very few can be found today in a size above one or two carats.

 

Many of the genuine rubies found in jewelry stores today have been specifically heat treated to improve their depth of color. However, the most common rubies in the market are actually lab created or synthetic. This can be a problem since only experts with proper equipment can tell the difference.

 

Rubies are also found in India; a country that highly prizes this gemstone. But the stones found here are often cabochon cut because of their lack of clarity, even though their color is magnificent.

 

Other countries producing rubies include Africa, Nepal, Pakistan and the United States (both North and South Carolina). The color and quality of these stones vary from location to location. However, overall they are considered to be of inferior quality to those rubies found elsewhere.

 

Apparently, the ruby has a lot going for it. First of all is its color. Red is the color of love and passion. Rubies have a warm, fiery glow to them that many compare to the glowing residue of a red-hot fire. It is also the gem of power, which explains why kings and queens have prized this stone above many others.

 

Women often are attached with the color red, so it comes as no surprise that many women love rubies. But they are not alone in their admiration. Men also are attracted towards this stone's mysterious glow and vibrant power.

 

 

 



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osing gemstone jewelry, most buyers tend to focus their attention on the stone along. Precious or semi-precious, single or multiple, transparent or opaque...the questions attached to a purchase of gemstone are endless. But while buying gemstone jewelry ? whether a gemstone ring, earrings or even a gemstone beads necklace ? the metal used must be chosen with as much attention as the gem.

For a balanced choice of metal to be used, three factors must be considered with some importance ? cost, compatibility with the gem, and maintenance. Compatibility with the gem is decided on the basis of color combination and setting - a harder metal will permit a prong setting, better to show off a transparent gem.

In today's fashion, white gold has become extremely popular. White gold is an alloy of gold with either nickel or platinum. Nickel is cheaper than platinum, creates a harder and more durable alloy, but may trigger allergies in some. Palladium white gold (with copper, platinum or rhodium added for some hardness) causes fewer allergies, and handles chemical exposure better than the more reactive nickel.

White gold, especially when rhodium-plated, needs re-plating every year or two. Platinum, though far more expensive, is more likely to get scratched than white gold, is heavier, and needs regular burnishing. White gold goes well with both transparent and opaque stones, and can also be combined with metals of a different tint ? bronze, yellow gold, red gold (alloyed with copper), or green gold (alloyed with silver) ? to produce a varied effect.

Yellow gold is the eternal favorite when it comes to wedding or engagement jewelry. This is quite expensive, and is available in several gradations, called carats. 24-carat gold is 100% gold, while lower carat ratios have less gold and more of metals like copper, palladium or silver.

After gold in the hierarchy of metals used for gemstone jewelry comes silver. Silver has a unique, muted sheen of its own, especially when worn on a regular basis. It is extremely easy to care for ? several silver polishes are available in the market, and the metal is extremely durable, and does not blacken much over time. Silver is also much less expensive than gold, and can be used with equal facility with all kinds of gemstones.

Copper and bronze are often used as settings for semi-precious stones, especially opaque. These are not very expensive, and require very little maintenance ? a little lemon or tomato is usually enough to restore their shine. These metals are somewhat less conventional than those mentioned above, and gemstone bead jewelry set in copper or bronze, when carefully selected, is guaranteed to turn some heads.

Gemstone jewelry should always be designed so that the entire ornament looks well assembled. So rather than just comparing the durability, value and convenience of the options at hand, it is best to look at the stone-metal combination, see what looks best, and choose a selection that is pleasing to your eye, your needs as well as your pocket.

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marvelous pieces of jewelry that need no description at all. These fabulous and sparkling jewelry items simply make up the day of the wearer at any party or occasion.

But, do you know how priceless these gems are? Do you really know! Men or women love to adorn them in their pendants, rings, nose rings and earrings. Gems are also the harbinger of good luck to the wearer. Ruby and sapphire are counted amongst the most popular gemstones that are on sale and much in demand amongst the buyers. The price of the ruby largely depends on its color and the dispersion quality.

The refined ruby quality is the one that has the medium-dark toned red appearance. Secondary colors such as the Pink, orange, and purple are less pricey deal altogether. Some of the popular ruby examples such as Indian Star Ruby, 167-carat Edwardes Ruby, Black Prince\'s Ruby and Timur Ruby, Star ruby over 138 carats, Rosser Reeves Ruby etc. are the most expensive and rare of all, with prices ranging to thousands of dollars. And if you consider price factor on top, you can have an easy get through if you go for the synthetic rubies. Theses rubies are not at all expensive, and you can get them in vibrant colors.

Sapphire belongs to the same category as that of rubies. These can be had in different colors viz, colorless, a deep blue, green, golden yellow, pink, reddish-orange, violet, except red. The price factor also largely varies with the color. The most expensive of the sapphires is the cornflower blue. The real price value of this stone can be accounted in thousands and millions of dollars. It becomes very difficult to judge the correct prices of the gemstones, as they differ from market to market and also stone to stone. You can always browse through the inventory of the discounted online gem prices just at your convenience. The price factor cannot be specific even for a gem of the same quality and color. The market forces decide the prices of the precious gems. Some of the sapphires liked by the men and women who love to feel above the class include, 543-carat \"Star of India\", cut star sapphire, Midnight Star, black star sapphire, and the 330 carat \"Star of Asia\".

What\'s more, when Sapphire and Ruby are studded in precious metals, their prices increase phenomenally. Rubies are usually set in pure gold are high priced than the original price of the gem itself. But, it\'s not only the price factor at the end, the very aura rising from the blend of a gemstone with the metal gives more dynamism and appeal to the body and attire of the wearer.

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The colors of the rainbow caught forever in glittering jewels that take your breath away. Colored gemstones can rival diamonds for their beauty but how are they valued?

Even though sapphires, rubies and emeralds differ in color and weight for example, there is a consistency in how they are valued. And that includes lesser known gemstones like tourmaline, alexandrite, peridots, and garnets as well. The four characteristics that determine value in a colored gemstones are color, clarity, cut, and carats, but the most important is color, color, and more color.

The intensity of the color and the closer it comes to the true spectral color means the stone has more value. Emeralds should be a pure green, rubies the reddest red, and sapphires a deep rich blue. As the color varies from the spectral ideal, the value declines. For example: Burmese rubies have the best color. Rubies that are a lighter red, reddish orange, or with a touch of brown or a bit of blue aren't nearly as valuable.

Color is measured in intensity or saturation, in other words the vividness of the color. It also reflects the hue, or how close the color approximates the pure spectral color; tone which is how light or dark ie., how much black or white is in the color; and finally the distribution of the color or how even the color is across and within the stone.

The other factors of clarity, cut, and carats are not as important to the value of a stone that has the best color and inversely have a greater impact on the value of a stone that is not as pure a color.

Clarity is the absence of internal flaws that can be seen with a magnification of 10. Most colored gemstones naturally have inclusions or flaws. A prime example are emeralds which very rarely don't have flaws. The lighter the color of the stone the more visible the flaws become, while the darker the color of the stone the less obvious. The type of flaw and where it occurs in the stone affects its value as well.

Cut is the way a stone is faceted to bring out the best characteristics of that particular stone for its type. The cut brings out the color, fire, and brilliance of the stone, not sacrificing one for the other. Unlike diamonds colored gemstones can also be presented as a smooth rounded surface known as cabochon cut. Cabochon cut sapphires and rubies often reflect a star and are known as star sapphires and star rubies.

Carat is the weight of the stone, not how big it is. Different types of gemstones have different weights when cut to the same size. The density of rubies is greater than the density of emeralds so a one carat ruby will be smaller than a one carat identically cut emerald. Stones can be cut to look bigger as well. Some gemstones are more readily available in larger weights such as amethysts or tourmalines, that say emeralds. For example: An 18 carat tourmaline will have a lesser value per carat than a 5 carat alexandrite because large tourmaline stones are more common than large alexandrite stones.

The best safety precaution when buying gemstones or gemstone jewelry is to buy from a reputable jeweler. You will get what you pay for.



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Rubies and sapphires are composed of almost pure aluminum and oxygen and are members of the corundum family. The mineral is often called a ruby when it is red and a sapphire when it is blue. The ruby and sapphire needs to be transparent or nearly so to be considered gem quality. Few are found this way in the natural state. Rubys and sapphires that are unfit for gem use, like diamonds, are also used for mechanical purposes because of their hardness. Both gems have a hardness of 9, and a specific gravity of 3.9 to 4.1, only diamonds being harder. The best non gem quality stones are used for bearings in fine machinery. They are also used as jewels for watches and certain electrical supplies.

The color of rubies comes from a small quantity of oxide of chromium. The color in rubies as well as sapphires are rarely even throughout. Often this defect can be remedied with the proper application of heat. One of the greatest characteristics of rubies is that they are just as brilliant in natural light as they are in artificial light. Large flaw less, and transparent rubies are extremely rare and often times in large sizes they are more valuable than diamonds. The largest ruby in the world is the Raviratna, and it weighs 3,600 carats. Both gems were considered protection against poisoning in earlier times.

Rubies and Sapphires are found in Burmah, Siam, Ceylon, Afghanistan, Thibet, Australia, North Carolina, and the United States. The finest rubies are found in Burmah. The Rubies mined in Upper Burmah have been mined since the fifteenth century. Rubies are usually found in mines, hill sides, clay, valleys, and rivers. Rubies color depends often upon which part of the world that they came from. Rubies come in all shades of red, black, blue, and purple. Too much heat can destroy a rubies color entirely but just enough can enhance color. It is very difficult to tell if these gems have been heat treated.

The emerald is a green beryl. A perfect emerald is rarer than any other stone. Some believe that the emerald gets its color from small quantities of organic matter in them. Most scientists believe that the color is due to an oxide of chromium. The emerald is subject to many structural defects, flaws, muddiness, and variations of color. Usually, the better the color, the more faulty it is. A flawless mineral of very fine color is almost unknown. The emerald is made up of silica, an oxide of silica. The rest of the mineral is made up of equal shares of alumina and glucina.

Emeralds have been discovered in a few places scattered around the world. Emeralds were first discovered in great quantity in Peru. Many of Perus emeralds, along with a lot of its precious metals were stolen by Spanish marauders. It is believed that one ship of marauders returned to Spain in 1587, with two chests, each of which had one hundred weight of emeralds. Emeralds have also been discovered in Africa, Egypt, Columbia, Austria, and some have even been found in North Carolina and Connecticut.

The Emerald is considered to bring good luck and well being. One of the largest in the world is the Mogul Emerald which dates back to 1695 and weighs 217.80 carats.

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Rubies and sapphires are composed of almost pure aluminum and oxygen and are members of the corundum family. The mineral is often called a ruby when it is red and a sapphire when it is blue.



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Gemstones have mesmerized and enticed people for centuries. Legends have developed throughout the world and followed these gemstones until today. These legends and stories have only served to intensify the interest with which these gemstones have been followed. Think about the image that is brought to mind when the Hope Diamond is mentioned. Many more stones have stories and legends to equal that of the Hope.

Diamond Legends

Perhaps the Hope Diamond is the most legendary gemstone of all. It has the reputation of bringing disaster to its owner. It shows red under a uvlight and is a fancy gray blue under natural light. The stone is said to be recut from a larger stone to its current shape. The Smithsonian Institute owns it. The Hope Diamond is not the Heart of the Ocean mentioned in the movie Titanic as some have said. The Hope Diamond was not on the Titanic.

Many of us have of the Taylor-Burton Diamond at 69 carats was Richard Burton’s 40th birthday gift to Elizabeth Taylor. She sold the stone in 1978 to pay for a hospital in Botswana. She still wears another gift, the Krupp Diamond, which is 33.19 carats.

Pearl Legends

Probably the most famous story about pearls was about Cleopatra. She is said to have bet Mark Anthony that she could host the most expensive party. To do so, she dissolved a large pearl earring in vinegar and drank it.

Early Romans thought that pearls were created as a drop of rain penetrated between the layers of the oysters. The Persians had a legend that the pearl was created at the point of meeting between the rainbow and the earth.

Opal Legends

The Aborigines (native people of Australia) believe that ancestors to mark their presence left behind the opal. Some groups feel that Opals brought them fire. One local legend suggests that Muda, in the form of a pelican created Cooper's creek. He died where the opals are found and the fish in his pouch turned into opals.

Emerald Legends

Emeralds were considered to be healing in the distant past. Legend has it that in the 3rd century, emeralds were used to rest the eyes and to make snakes go blind. In Arabia, it was thought that emeralds would melt the dissolve a snake’s eyes. Other uses of emeralds were to cure dysentery, stomach troubles and even diabetes.

It was thought that the Holy Grail was carved from an emerald that fell from Satan’s crown. The Incas and Aztecs thought the emerald was a holy stone. It has even been suggested that emeralds would provide royal ancestry to commoners.

Emeralds are a form of corundum and legends abound about their powers and history, but Rubies are also corundum, and few if any legends follow Rubies.

Sapphire Legends

Early people thought that the earth was set into a sapphire. Early Persians believed that the earth rested on a Sapphire and the sky is blue because it is reflected from the Sapphire. One old legend even suggests that a snake put in a vessel with a Sapphire would die. It was believed that the Ten Commandments were written on Sapphire tablets.



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