Hunting gemstone is a fun experience and it is a hobby or a profession. Some rock hunters are collectors who are obsessed with acquiring the beautiful rocks, jewelry designers looking for unusual gemstones for their creations. In fact, you can find gemstones yourself.some montain that are potential sources of gemstones. Hunting for them can be as easy as driving to an existing mine, or discovering your own find.

Gemstones are real treasures that have fascinated people for centuries. However, the visions some may have of laborers working diligently in deep mines studded with gem crystals is far from reality.

Gemstone are beautifully colored rocks and are found all over the world. The average gemstone is usually about 3 inches in diameter but much larger precious gemstone  have been discovered. Once uncovered from nature, the gemstone can be cut  and polished into a wide variety of beautiful gemstone jewelry.