Most of the time you will find people that collect stamps, some collect coins and other collect collectors beer cans and soda cans with pictures of their favorite sports start printed on them. These are normal things to collect, as they are not too expensive, but then you will find people collecting things like diamond, gold coins, lapidary and gemstones, which gets a bit expensive, just like collecting painting and other more expensive things.
However, when you are in love with anything that s pretty and shiny it is hard to stay away from it. It is like someone who loves to shop. This type of person will spend hours in a store trying on things just to see how items will look on him or her. This type of person will also use shopping as a sort of therapy.
So, when this person is feeling down in the dumps he or she will go out to the nearest mall and spend a ton of money on things that he or she does not need - most of the time, for females and some males, it is shoes. Some people collect tie in the this manner too, and other even collect dresses, most of which will not ever be used.
With collecting comes the problem of where to put it. There are plenty of special collector's boxes or display cabinets for items, and when it comes to lapidary/gemstones you will have to use certain display boxes for the cut gemstones. You can also collect them in jewelry form and display them on a jewelry stand.
When you collect gemstones you have to know a lot about them. You cannot just like certain gemstone and collect for the look alone. You should take the time to learn the cuts and the significance of each for your collection. You should know when you are looking at a high quality stone or a poorer one.
Lapidary or gemstone collecting is more like collecting art, and you should look at the gemstones in this way instead of just stones that make up jewelry. You can of course collect the jewelry, but lapidary can also be used to sculpt and create wonderful shapes and patterns using gemstones that are too large to place inside a price of jewelry.
Once you have found out and learned all you can about the different gemstones, you can then go out and start hunting for them. You can find great stones online and through auction sites, but you can also go to specific dealers and cutters who will be able to show you the best stones they have.
 Smoky Quartz Gemstones Loose Beads 3MM Round 14 1 2  US $.01
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 Green Agate Nugget Chips Loose Gemstones 1oz NG147 US $3.10
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 Sparkling Apple Green Moldavite Tektite Loose Gemstones US $39.95
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 14X9MM Smoky Quartz Gemstones Beads 14 1 2 Rectangle US $.01
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 Freedom Nugget Purple Turquoise Gemstones Loose Beads US $8.99
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 125ctNATURAL OVAL CUT HOT PINK SPINEL GEMSTONES AAA US $7.49
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Wendy Racklave writes on blog Lapidary WOW about various gemstones as well as the basics of lapidary.
