HPJ REFERENCE POINT: WORLD CLASS 3.30 CT VVS FIRE RED CAMBODIAN ZIRCON R32,000.00

Reference Point

WELCOME TO ONE OF THE TRUE ARISTOCRATS OF THE COLOURED GEMSTONE WORLD - THREE OUTSTANDING SPECIMENS ON THIS WEEKS AUCTION !

SENSATIONAL HUGE DIAMOND

FIRE 3.30 CARAT VVS 

 FIRE RED (AMBER HUE)

 CAMBODIAN ZIRCON

GEM TYPE: CAMBODIAN ZIRCON

CARAT WEIGHT: 3.30 CARATS

CLARITY: VVS

DIMENSIONS: 9.29 x 7.46 x 4.48mm

CUT: OVAL

ORIGIN:  PREAH VIHEAR, CAMBODIA

TREATMENTS: NONE

Start out by forgetting all that you previously thought of the Zircon ! It has no relationship whatsoever with Cubic Zirconium. You will read quite a bit about this uniquely beautiful gemstone here, and a little  research will uncover much more.

Zircon is the oldest mineral on Earth - even older than the Moon, which formed over 4 billion years ago - take a look:

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-02-24-rock-around-the-clock-zircon-crystal-is-oldest-piece-of-earth/#.UwxH6bDNvIW

The fire in Zircon, called dispersion, is caused by light entering the gemstone and separating into a prism of rainbow colours. Possessing dispersion approaching that of Diamond, the brilliance of Zircon is second to none. 

Cambodia is the world’s premiere source for the natural Zircon. One hundred kilometres north of Angkor Wat, close to the Cambodian Thai border, are the mines of Preah Vihear. Remote, pristine, and mystically beautiful...

THE ANCIENT KHMER TEMPLE AT PREAH VIHEAR