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HONEY ZIRCON
Zircon is the most famous for its colorless stones which
closely resemble diamonds and have been used both intentionally and mistakenly
in their place. Although colorless when pure impurities will produce yellow,
orange, blue, red, brown and green varieties. Brown stones from thailand,
Vietnam and Kampuchea are usually heat treated to change them into the
colorless or blue stones popular in jewelry. Blue stones that revert to
brown will regain the blue if reheated. Blue zircon reheated in the presence
of oxygen will change to golden yellow. GEm quality crystals are usually
found as pebbles in alluvial deposits, Sri lanka has been a source of gem
material for over 2,000 years; other localities include Myanmar, Thailand,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Kampuchea, Australia, Brazil, Nigeria, Tanzania and
France. Zircon is believed to provide the wearer with wisdom, Honor and
riches and loss of luster ws said to warn of danger. The name is from the
Arabic zargun which derives from persian for "gold color". |
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