HPJ REF. POINT: OUTSTANDING TOP DIAMOND FIRE 3.30 VVS IMPERIAL GOLD NATURAL CAMBODIAN ZIRCON

Reference Point

OUTSTANDING HUGE DIAMOND FIRE 3.30CARAT VVS IMPERIAL GOLD CAMBODIAN ZIRCON

GEM TYPE: CAMBODIAN ZIRCON

CARAT WEIGHT: 3.30 CTS

CLARITY: VVS

DIMENSIONS: 9.99 x 6.53 x 4.67mm

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.

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...