Zircon
Cirkon, Cirkonas, Cyrkon, Zircão, Zircón, Zircone, Zirkon, Zirkoni, Zirkoon, ジルコン, Циркон, 鋯石, זירקון
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: Zr[SiO4]
Mineral class: silicates Crystal system: tetragonal Mohs scale: 6.5 - 7.5 Density (g/cm3): 3.9 - 4.71 Refractive index: 1.780 - 2.025 Cleavage: indistinct Colors: colorless, all colors Luster: adamantine - vitreous - greasy Fluorescence: blue Zircon: slightly orange; red and brown Zircon: slightly yellow Pleochroism: light - dark Largest Zircon: 10 x 10 x 30 cm / 7 kg (Brudenell / Ontario / Canada) Deposits: worldwide Discovery: ? 1st Description: 1892 Name: ref. to its content, zirconium |
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Zircon Mineral / Micromount
Origin: Ettringer Bellerberg Mt. / Ettringen / Eifel Mts. / Rhineland-Palatinate / Germany. Collection Willi Schüller. Photo by kind permission of © Stephan Wolfsried |
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Zircon Mineral / Micromount
Origin: Zinggenstöcke Mts. / Hasli Valley / Bern / Switzerland. Photo by kind permission of © Stephan Wolfsried |
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Zircon Mineral / Micromount
Origin: Laacher See Region / Eifel Mts. / Rhineland-Palatinate / Germany. Photo by kind permission of © Stephan Wolfsried |
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Zircon
Size: 1.0 x 0.83 x 0.51 cm Weight: 4.22 ct Origin: Ratnapura / Sabaragamuwa Prov. / Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.crystal-treasure.com |
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Zircon
Size: 1.53 x 1.21 x 0.83 cm Weight: 14.57 ct Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.djraregems.com |
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Zircon
Size: 1.08 x 1.42 x 0.78 cm Weight: 12.33 ct Origin: Ella / Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.wildfishgems.com |
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Zircon
Size: 0.81 x 0.86 x 0.47 cm Weight: 3.23 ct Origin: Ratnapura / Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.wildfishgems.com |
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Zircon Mineral / Micromount
Origin: Ettringer Bellerberg Mt. / Ettringen / Eifel Mts. / Rhineland-Palatinate / Germany Photo by kind permission of © Stephan Wolfsried |
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Zircon Mineral
Size: 1.97 x 1.19 x 0.89 cm Origin: Oh Saung Taung / Le-O / Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.crystal-treasure.com |
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Zircon Ring
Zircon: 5.07 ct Diamonds: total 9.43 ct Gold: 18K White Gold Photo by kind permission of © www.collectorfinejewelry.com |
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Zircon
Size: 1.29 x 0.81 x 0.55 cm Weight: 7.51 ct Origin: Vietnam Photo by kind permission of © www.wildfishgems.com |
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Zircon Ring
Zircon: 19.59 ct; 1.50 cm; Tanzania Diamonds: 39; total 0.77 ct Gold: 18K Yellow Gold Photo by kind permission of © www.africagems.com |
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Zircon
Weight: 4.82 ct Size: 1.05 x 0.87 x 0.58 cm Origin: Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com |
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Zircon
Size: 1.97 x 1.86 x 1.21 cm Weight: 47.20 ct Origin: Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.palagems.com |
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Zircon Ring
Zircon: 29.62 ct; 1.85 x 1.45 cm Diamonds: 16, total 0.75 ct Gold: 14K Yellow Gold Photo by kind permission of © www.awesomegems.com |
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Zircon Mineral
Size: 4.1 x 2.7 x 1.85 cm Origin: St Peters Dome / Cheyenne Distr. / El Paso County / Colorado / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.mineralman.com |
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Zircon
Weight: 1.60 ct Origin: Umba Valley / Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.steveperry.com |
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Zircon Ring
Zircon: 8.50 ct; 1.3 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm; Sri Lanka Diamonds: 8; total 0.23 ct Gold: 14K Yellow gold Photo by kind permission of © www.awesomegems.com |
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Zircon Mineral
Size of the crystal: 1.8 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm Origin: Gilgit-Baltistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Zircon
Size: 0.67 cm Weight: 1.88 ct Origin: Umba Valley / Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.steveperrygems.com |
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Zircon
Weight: 1.97 ct Origin: Umba Valley / Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.steveperrygems.com |
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Zircon Mineral
Origin: Astore / Diamar Distr. / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.fabreminerals.com |
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Zircon
Size: 1.31 x 1.13 x 0.68 cm Weight: 10.22 ct Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of www.palagems.com |
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Zircon
Weight: 5.29 ct Origin: Ballangoda / Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of www.wildfishgems.com |
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Zircon
Size: 1.0 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm Origin: Lam Dong Prov. / Vietnam Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Zircon
Weight: 3.58 ct Origin: Oh Saung Taung / Le-O / Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.crystal-treasure.com |
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Zircon
Size: 0.78 x 0.62 x 0.54 cm Weight: 2.92 ct Origin: Cambodia Photo by kind permission of © www.gemselect.com |
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Zircon
Size: 1.36 x 1.27 x 0.96 cm Weight: 16.16 ct Origin: Cambodia Photo by kind permission of www.palagems.com |
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Zircon
Size: 1.63 x 1.24 x 1.07 cm Weight: 23.39 ct Origin: Cambodia Photo by kind permission of © www.palagems.com |
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Zircon Ring
Zircon: 6.69 ct Other stones: 2 Amethysts, 0.94 ct; 2 Diamonds, 0.06 ct Gold: 18K Yellow Gold Photo by kind permission of © www.collectorfinejewelry.com |
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Zircon
Size: 0.98 x 0.63 x 0.66 cm Weight: 5.33 ct Origin: Cambodia Photo by kind permission of www.palagems.com |
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Zircon
Size: 0.90 x 0.73 x 0.75 cm Weight: 5.44 ct Origin: Cambodia Photo by kind permission of www.palagems.com |
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Zircon
Size: 1.53 x 1.39 x 0.78 cm Weight: 15.25 ct Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.africagems.com |
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Zircon
Size: 1.87 x 1.46 cm Weight: 26.48 ct Origin: Madagascar Photo by kind permission of © www.americanthai.com |
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Zircon
Size: 1.11 x 1.13 x 0.80 cm Weight: 10.00 ct Origin: Ratnapura / Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.wildfishgems.com |
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Zircon Ring
Zircon: 13.29 ct Other Stones: 2 Spessartine Garnets, 1.36 ct each; 10 Diamonds, total 0.1 ct Gold: 18K Rose Gold Photo by kind permission of © www.collectorfinejewelry.com |
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Zircon Mineral
Size: 3.4 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm Origin: Thabaikyin / Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Zircon Cat's Eye
Size: 1.00 x 0.93 x 0.55 cm Weight: 5.59 ct Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.djraregems.com |
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Zircon bicolor
Size: 0.63 x 0.32 cm Weight: 0.58 ct Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Zircon bicolor
Size: 1 x 1.4 cm Weight: 9.38 ct Origin: Cambodia Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Zircon color change
Size: 0.86 x 0.65 x 0.52 cm Weight: 2.85 ct Origin: Oh Saung Taung / Le-O / near Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.crystal-treasure.com |
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Zircon Mineral color change / tenebrescent
Size: 0.92 x 0.69 x 0.43 cm Origin: Nigeria Photo by kind permission of © Darlene Cobler |
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Zircon color change / tenebrescent
Size: 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.47 cm Weight: 1.92 ct Origin: ? Photo by kind permission of © www.americanthai.com |
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