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Description: Zircon Locality: Vietnam Size: thumbnail, Approx 5.5 mm each; 13.5 carats Zircon (multi-stone set) Zircons are one of the most diverse gems when it comes to color. Vietnam has only recently made a significant impact on the world gem trade producing some very fine Rubies along with some very fine Zircons. Typically one associates Zircon gems with the color blue, but Zircon occurs in virtually every color of the rainbow. This set features 14 individual eye clean gems of varying hues, all from Vietnam. The colors range from blue to yellow to orange to red, with shades of pink and copper in other stones. No two stones are exactly the same color, and assembling matching sets of stones like this is not an easy task, especially since all the stones have the same style of round cut, so they match perfectly.
Author: Robert M. Lavinsky
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