Gemstone Maps

Gemstone Maps

Finding gems is not merely a matter of learning about geology. When you are in the field, brain power doesn't hurt a bit, don't get me wrong here. In fact as your hobby grows, you will probably become more and more interested and involved with geological study. Recognition, however, is the key to beginning to find excellent gemstones. You can spout geological facts all you want while you are in the field, but if you can't recognize a stone in the raw or the rock it is associated with when you see it, no amount of knowledge is going to help you out. The plain fact is that many stones just don't look the same after being cut and polished as they do in the rough and if you don't know what the gem bearing rock looks like in any specific area, you can be very close to a great outcropping of gemstones and walk right by it without a glance.

Gemstone Maps