Worn to promote riches, honor and wisdom... believed to drive away plagues and evil spirits

The legend of Zircon began when Hyacin, the Greek youth, was killed. A blue hyacinth flower grew from the spilled blood. The blue color of the zircon found in Greece matched the blue of the flower. Pliny, the elder, started this legend by his written comparison of colors.

Clear color or white zircon is a substitute of the diamond. Zircon is one of the most important gemstones. It appears naturally in transparent(colorless), red, orange, brown, yellow, and green varieties. Brown zircons are heat treated to produce colorless and blue zircons. Rose zircon is the name for European Rose Cut Zircon of any color.

Heat treated to bring out its lost color and energies. It has all the colors of the rainbow. Many of its heat treated colors are very hard to acquire, and can be quite expensive. When heated, the color may change to blue.

The breaking down of the lattice, or matrix, of the atomic structure causes the various shades of green and the other colors of the rainbow.

Found in Ceylon. Specific gravity - 4.60 to 4.70 Hardness - 6.50 to 7.50 Can be cleaned using ultrasonic cleaners.