SRILANKAN

ZIRCON

BROWN

OVAL MIXED

CODE 1407ZCBR010

TREATMENT - NONE

BEAUTIFUL STONE BRIGHT AND BRILLIANT

Color: red, orange, purple, green, blue, yellow, brown

Hardness: 7.5

Refractive index: 1.78 - 2.01

Density: 3.95 - 4.80

Chemical composition: ZrSiO4

Crystal structure: tetragonal

Origins: Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia.

Zircons exist in a wide range of colors, but the most expensive stones are deep blue, purple, red and orange. White zircons are also valued probably due to their extremely high “diamond” refraction. Brownish stones from Cambodia are usually heated to obtain an intense blue color.