Zircon

Item Description

The famous quote from John Sinkankas was "gems are minerals after all". In our continued efforts to promote the importance of gemstones for ALL collectors, we want to give mineral collectors a chance at a rare cut stone that complements a choice mineral specimen from a classic locality. Some of the finest mineral collections in the world are accompanied by gemstones that either complete a "rough and cut" set for certain specimens, or simply show the beauty of particular species when they are faceted. We are offering this stone as an opportunity for collectors to expand their horizons and purchase gemstones that would supplement crystallized specimens in their collections. I think it is important for collectors to know that faceted stones can expand one's interests in minerals and can add a certain reverence to the hobby of collecting minerals. For quite a few years there has been some superb color intense blue Zircon gems to come out of Cambodia. This stone is not blue, but actually an attractive greenish-gold hue. It is a virtually eye clean gem with great color for the size. The cut on the stone is an "Emerald" cut. It is very difficult to obtain large, clean stones from this locality. The light just sparkles around this gem! I honestly think that the BEST blue Zircons come from this country, and this golden one is really nice. Keep in mind that because of the refraction of the material, it is not very easy to photograph, so that's the why the pictures look a bit "fuzzy". Enjoy!