There is a whole world out there of gemstones other than Diamonds. Diamonds are beautiful if good quality. But some people prefer color. We try to provide many choices to our customers. One of these choices is a colored gemstone. We have a nice collection of them, from emeralds to zircon. KDJ has either purchased them as cut stones , or we have purchased rough and had them cut here in NYC
One of them to highlight today is Zircon. Not to be confused with cubic zirconium. Zircon is a beautiful gemstone that comes n a variety of colors and has excellent "fire". It actually has more fire than a diamond. (Diamond fire is simply the colored sparkle that you can see when the stone is exposed to light. ... In contrast to fire, brilliance is the colorless light that is emitted from the stone. Scintillation is a term that refers to the flashes of light you can see when you hold a diamond in your hand and move it.) Some white zircons have been misrepresented as diamonds. We can offer an assortment of Zircon, for the collector or to make you a custom ring. A nice example would be one surrounded by diamonds.
Zircon occurs in an array of colors. Its wide and varied palette of yellow, green, red, reddish brown, and blue hues makes it a favorite among collectors as well as informed consumers.
Zircon crystals grow in many different types of rock and possess a range of optical and physical properties.
Some zircons—usually green ones—display much lower values for these properties than others. Scientists have determined that the crystal structures of these gems were almost completely broken down by radioactive elements—often present in zircon as impurities—that damaged the gems’ crystal structure over long periods of geological time.
Some gemologists classify zircons into three types—high, intermediate, and low. A zircon’s classification depends on its properties, which are directly related to the amount of radiation-induced damage done to its crystal structure.
High or normal zircons have full crystal structures, with little or no damage from radioactive elements. As a result, they have the normal physical and optical properties associated with the mineral.
In intermediate or medium zircons, radioactive elements have caused some structural damage. They have physical and optical properties that are between high and low types.
Extensive crystal-structure damage from radioactive elements results in low zircons with much lower optical and physical properties. In extreme cases, they are practically amorphous, which means they lack an orderly crystal structure.
Virtually all the zircons used in jewelry are of the high type. Interestingly, radiation-induced crystal-structure breakdown can be reversed somewhat by heating zircon to high temperatures. High-temperature heat treatment repairs the stone’s damaged crystal structure. #zircon #gemstones #blue #yellow #green #gems #jewels #news #style #diamonds #blogs #sapphire #emerald #custom #jewelry #rings
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One of them to highlight today is Zircon. Not to be confused with cubic zirconium. Zircon is a beautiful gemstone that comes n a variety of colors and has excellent "fire". It actually has more fire than a diamond. (Diamond fire is simply the colored sparkle that you can see when the stone is exposed to light. ... In contrast to fire, brilliance is the colorless light that is emitted from the stone. Scintillation is a term that refers to the flashes of light you can see when you hold a diamond in your hand and move it.) Some white zircons have been misrepresented as diamonds. We can offer an assortment of Zircon, for the collector or to make you a custom ring. A nice example would be one surrounded by diamonds.
Zircon crystals grow in many different types of rock and possess a range of optical and physical properties.
Some zircons—usually green ones—display much lower values for these properties than others. Scientists have determined that the crystal structures of these gems were almost completely broken down by radioactive elements—often present in zircon as impurities—that damaged the gems’ crystal structure over long periods of geological time.
Some gemologists classify zircons into three types—high, intermediate, and low. A zircon’s classification depends on its properties, which are directly related to the amount of radiation-induced damage done to its crystal structure.
High or normal zircons have full crystal structures, with little or no damage from radioactive elements. As a result, they have the normal physical and optical properties associated with the mineral.
In intermediate or medium zircons, radioactive elements have caused some structural damage. They have physical and optical properties that are between high and low types.
Extensive crystal-structure damage from radioactive elements results in low zircons with much lower optical and physical properties. In extreme cases, they are practically amorphous, which means they lack an orderly crystal structure.
Virtually all the zircons used in jewelry are of the high type. Interestingly, radiation-induced crystal-structure breakdown can be reversed somewhat by heating zircon to high temperatures. High-temperature heat treatment repairs the stone’s damaged crystal structure. #zircon #gemstones #blue #yellow #green #gems #jewels #news #style #diamonds #blogs #sapphire #emerald #custom #jewelry #rings
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