There are five important characters for a precious gemstone if you want to buy one for yourself. For any type of precious gemstones, you can use these principles for the best selection on gemstone.
1. Color: color is the first thing people will look at the gemstones; diamond, ruby, emerald, opal, topaz, turquoise and etc. The most valuable gems for any gemstones will exhibit a pure color with slightly hues of other colors in their major color. Color for each gemstone is classified as light, medium-light, medium, medium-dark and dark tone. The strong color saturation with little gray or brown is the most seeking stone for any gemstone types.
2. Clarity: clarity is described the flawless of each stone. Gemstones with flawless are very rare in nature, not surprise for the high values in jewelry market. Clarity of each stone is a combination between stone processing with trace mineral inside. The small amount of these minerals created an inclusion in the gemstone itself, as its individual mark. The flawless stone is the most valuable stone of any kind.
3. Size: or carat weight of each stone. The size of each stone will determine the shape ofstone which can be cut into different shapes; round, square, oval or pear shape. Stone size is the first factor to determine its shape in jewelry pieces.
4. Cut: the stone cut is the geometrically configuration of each stone. The cut will also affects to the beauty of the stone. A well gemstone cut will completely reflect the light and smoothly polish the stone beauty in the right way. Each facet for the well-cut gemstone should be symmetrical for its high gemstone quality.
5. Enhancement: for this step, the gemstone can easily enhance its look by polishing and finishing process. The process, for example heating is usually used for ruby and sapphire to enhance their brilliant colors of red and blue, respectively. The process like placing in oil wasuse for enhancing the beauty of emeralds for centuries, and it is still in use for today’s jewelry industry.
With all these characters, you have to consider all of them before make a purchase for any precious gemstone. Keep in mind about these features for your consideration. If you are not sure about the stone, ask for comments from the jewelry experts. Their experiences in working with gemstone would definitely give you the right advice for the best gemstone to go with.
