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Color: Yellow, brown, orange, red, violet, blue,
green and colorless
Treatment: Yellow zircon is heated to improve
color. Brown samples are heated to produce blue, red, and colorless gems.
Deposits: Cambodia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Australia,
Tanzania, and Vietnam.
Talismanic Use: Thought to produce clear thinking.
Yellow samples thought to increase sexual energy and attract lovers. Orange zircon
thought to guard against jealousy and envy. Brown zircon was used as a healing
stone.
Moh's Hardness: 6.5 to 7.5 Zircon is a
brittle gemstone subject to damage along facet junctions. The gemstone should be
stored separately.
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