As gemstone wholesalers we at www.gemrockauctions.com offer a wide range of Gemstones and loose gemstones, Including Zircons,
which are generally a yellow-golden, red, brown, and green coloured stone. It is a highly sought-after precious Gem, which for centuries has been widely used in the creation and encrustation of jewellery and everyday items. -
The name either derives from the Arabic word zarqun, meaning vermilion, or from the Persian zargun, meaning golden-coloured. These words are corrupted into "jargoon", a term applied to light-coloured zircons.
Yellow zircon is called hyacinth, from a word of East Indian origin; in the middle-Ages all yellow stones of East Indian origin were called hyacinth, but today this term is restricted to the yellow zircons. - Its chemical name is zirconium silicate and its corresponding chemical formula is ZrSiO4 - and its hardness ratio is - -.
Zircon is regarded as the traditional birthstone for December. -
