ZIRCON
Improves Mental Faculties, Cultivates Knowledge of Truth, Improves Memory & Intellect
Derived from the Arabic words zar and gun, meaning gold and color, zircon is found in a wide range of colors such as: blue, yellow, orange, brown, green, colorless, and red (the most prized color). For many years colorless zircon was used to imitate diamonds. Folk wisdom grants zircon the power to relieve pain, whet the appetite, protect travelers from disease and injury, to ensure a warm welcome, and to prevent nightmares guaranteeing a deep, tranquil sleep. Major sources of zircon are the Chanthaburi area of Thailand, the Palin area of Cambodia, and the southern part of Vietnam.
PROPERTIES
Aid sleep, bring prosperity, and promote honour and wisdom in its owner. According to some Zircon relieves pain. It is said to whet one's appetite. Zircon also prevents nightmares and ensures a deep tranquil sleep. Zircon supposedly helps one be more at peace with oneself. Zircon is believed to provide the wearer with wisdom, honor and riches. The loss of luster on a Zircon stone is said to warn of danger.
MYTHS & LEGENDS
In antiquity, the zircon was often called Hyacinth or Jacinth, the legend tells of a mythological character named Hyacinthus, a youth accidentally slain my Apollo who was jealous of the young man's beauty. This blood produced thy hyacinth flower, whose beauty is said to be reflected in the red zircon.
Hindu poets tell of the Kalpa Tree, the ultimate gift to the gods, which was a glowing tree covered with gemstone fruit with leaves of zircon. The name probably comes from the Persian word 'zargun', which means 'gold-colored', although zircon comes in a wide range of different colors.
The minerals jargon, hyacinth, and jacinth also contain zircon and these have been known since biblical times and are mentioned in the bible in several places. The existence of a new element within these minerals was not suspected until studies by Martin Heinrich Klaproth in the late 18th century who isolated Zircon in 1789. Zircon has been around in jewelry for hundreds of years. It is known for its high dispersion (sparkliness) and for many years was used to imitate diamonds. Zircon has long had a supporting role to more well-known gemstones, often stepping in as an understudy when other gems were unavailable. Because of its association with radioactive elements it is often used in radiometric dating. The oldest object to be discovered on Earth is a tiny grain of Zircon, 4.3 billion years old.
Hindu poets tell of the Kalpa Tree, the ultimate gift to the gods, which was a glowing tree covered with gemstone fruit with leaves of zircon. The name probably comes from the Persian word 'zargun', which means 'gold-colored', although zircon comes in a wide range of different colors.
The minerals jargon, hyacinth, and jacinth also contain zircon and these have been known since biblical times and are mentioned in the bible in several places. The existence of a new element within these minerals was not suspected until studies by Martin Heinrich Klaproth in the late 18th century who isolated Zircon in 1789. Zircon has been around in jewelry for hundreds of years. It is known for its high dispersion (sparkliness) and for many years was used to imitate diamonds. Zircon has long had a supporting role to more well-known gemstones, often stepping in as an understudy when other gems were unavailable. Because of its association with radioactive elements it is often used in radiometric dating. The oldest object to be discovered on Earth is a tiny grain of Zircon, 4.3 billion years old.