All About Zircons

Its Color

Zircon is a mineral possessing a very hard, brilliant luster, and is therefore eminently qualified to be used as a gem. The mineral occurs in various colors. Tints of brown, violet, and green are known as Zircon, the red as Hyacinth, the yellow Jacinth, and the grayish white and white, Jargoon. The latter name is said to have been given the white substance because through its great luster it resembled the diamond, but is really of much less value.

Where Found

Transparent crystals of zircon suitable for gems come almost wholly from the Island of Ceylon, where they occur in the gem gravels which also contain rubies, sapphires, tourmalines, etc. The zircons occur in the form of rolled pebbles mostly of comparatively small size.

Zircon is also found in many other localities. It is said as many as one hundred and twenty different places are known where the mineral can be found, but in all of these the supply is very limited.