Zircon

Zircon is a very interesting natural stone.

It is actually one of the oldest materials on еру earth - Australian scientists have found samples of zircon that is 4.4 billion years old!

It is quite fragile (its hardness is 6-8 on the Mohs scale) and has a gorgeous diamond luster.

Zircon could have various colors - from white transparent to yellow, green, pink, reddish and brown.

The main varieties of zircon have their own names:

💛 golden and rown zircon - "jargon" or "yargon"

💙 blue zircon - starlite. Blue zircons get their hue after the treatment

❤ hyacinth - zircons with shades from pale pink to bright red and brown

The main deposits of zircon are found in Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Australia, Burma, Cambodia and Vietnam.

Zircon has a very strong dispersion - the multicolored shine of the stone, which is very similar to the diamond one. In ancient times people called zircon the "younger brother" of the diamond and they were right.