HPJ REFERENCE POINT: STUNNING 3.76 CT VVS VIVID OCEAN BLUE CAMBODIAN ZIRCON R35,000.00

Reference Point

WELCOME TO ONE OF THE TRUE ARISTOCRATS OF THE COLOURED GEMSTONE WORLD. THE NATURAL CAMBODIAN ZIRCON...............

SUPERB DIAMOND FIRE  3.76 CARAT VVS

 'VIVID OCEAN BLUE'

 CAMBODIAN ZIRCON

GEM TYPE: CAMBODIAN ZIRCON

CARAT WEIGHT: 3.76 CTS

CLARITY: VVS

DIMENSIONS: 9.45 x 7.33 x 4.98mm

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.

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 KHYMER TEMPLE AT PREAH VIHEAR