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Zircon at a glance: |
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December Birthstone
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Availability is somewhat limited
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Classified as high, medium or low type; most common
types are high and medium
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Became popular during the Victorian era
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Often heat treated but the process is usually stable
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Designated for the 10th wedding anniversary
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Symbolizes prosperity
Hardness 7.5
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Toughness Poor to Fair
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| Zircon represents
the December birthstone. The
legend of Zircon began when Hyacinth, a Greek youth, was
slain; the wild hyacinth flower was believed to have sprung
from this spilled blood. Since wild hyacinth in
Greece are blue to blue violet, Pliny, the Roman scholar,
compared Zircon the Hyacinth. |
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