Zircon stone: magical properties, who suits the zodiac sign, photo in jewelry

At various times, zircon stone was loved by scammers and industrialists, alchemists and healers. There are beautiful legends about him. In the 30s of the 19th century. the gem was the most fashionable stone in Europe. Nowadays, the mineral is passed off as other more valuable ones, but they also try to pass off cheap synthetic cubic zirkonia for zircons. What is actually a stone-mystery.

From the depths of centuries

4,000 years ago, the yellow or red-yellow zircon stone was among the 12 chosen magic stones by biblical high priests for its properties.

The ancient Greek legend about the deceased young man Hyacinth has also come down to us, whose hair, at the behest of Apollo's friend, turned into a plant - a flower of sorrow, and frozen drops of blood into hyacinth (red-yellow zircon).

In the 11th century Arab scientist Al-Biruni described in his works the mineral "dzharjun" - a mineral similar to garnet, but lighter to yellow and with less hardness. In Persian, the name sounds "zargun" (where zar is gold, and gun is color). The Italians call it yargon (less often sargon). And the French are jargon.

By the way, the French are still comedians. Any fake gemstone was called jargon.If the zircon is heated, it can be passed off as a diamond, at higher temperatures with a color change to blue - for a sapphire. Therefore, zircon was the favorite of fraudulent jewelers.

zircon family

Zircon is found in nature in the form of well-formed crystals.

The composition of the mineral is island silicate Zr [SiO4].

Due to impurities (iron, phosphorus, uranium, beryllium, etc.), the gem acquires a color from brown to lilac.

Hyacinth

One of the varieties of zircon hyacianth is a red-brown gem with a golden spark. It is he who is currently used in the jewelry industry - that is why jewelers call zircon hyacinth.

In old books, hyacinth is called peradol. The most popular colors are crimson-orange, red-yellow, brown-red.

Jargon

Yellow, straw yellow and smoky zircons are called Ceylon slang. The market uses the beautiful name "Siamese diamond"

matura diamond

Yellowish or completely colorless zircon is called matur diamond or matur diamond, after the name of placers in the south of about. Sri Lanka near Maturai (otherwise Matara, Matura). Sparkling faceted zircon in appearance is indistinguishable from the finest diamonds.

After irradiation, colorless crystals change color to blue or bright green. Therefore, they are sold under the guise of sapphires and emeralds.

starlit

Sky blue zircons with natural coloration. The stone is also called, the saturated color of which is obtained by slow calcination. The stone rises sharply in price and is sold under the guise of a precious sapphire. Kampuchea is famous for such "miracles".

The color obtained by heat treatment fades over time.

Malacon

Olive green or brown zircon is radioactive.The composition of the mineral contains atoms of uranium and thorium. Remember the childhood feeling from a fairy tale: if the stone is precious, there is a radiance around it. This is what happens with Malacon. When blotches of a gem are found in the thickness of rocks, a beautiful halo is noticeable around it, sometimes iridescent or motley.

Over time, radiation destroys the structure of the stone: it becomes almost black and brittle, the surface of the faces is distorted.

Jewelry art or scam

The zircon stone in jewelry is used solo (hyacinth). Products are distinguished by a strong play of light: dispersion 0.039 - the sun's beam is not split into a beam, but is reflected from the edges.

Jewelers do not like hyacinth: the rich color of the mineral competes with precious stones, so the gem draws attention from others in compositions and is practically not used in compositions.

But processed zircon stones are popular. In the photo of jewelry items, only a connoisseur will see matur diamond instead of sapphire. Therefore, the price of zircon is low, but a stone subjected to thermochemical treatment and presented as precious is not cheap.

Fragility is the quality of zircon that can give out a fake. Although a cut gem shimmers just like a pure diamond, a careless movement turns a fake into fragments.

A common commercial trick of TV jewelry stores is to pass off synthetic cubic zirconia as a natural stone. Although the mineral is called cubic zirconium, the viewer gets the feeling of buying a valuable gem.

Attention: zircon is a mineral, zirconium is a metal obtained by processing zircon sand, cubic zirconium is the second name of artificial cubic zirconia.

Who is recommended zircon according to the horoscope

Who suits zircon if the properties of the stone are a picaresque changeable air element? Those who lack lightness, energy, mood to move.

Usually they recommend a gem to Aquarius and Aries: the harmony of the elements is not disturbed.

Zircon is not suitable for dual twins and Libra, suffering from an attempt to make a choice. Water signs, cancer and fish, in a hurricane rising on the surface of the waters, feel uncomfortable.

The scorpio sign contains 3 constellations, zircon is suitable for people born in November. Zircon will add energy to Sagittarius (and heal the blues), December-January Capricorns will give strength to achieve new heights.

healing stone

According to the testimonies of the healers of the East, the gem gives physical strength and power to the owner. Helps to cope with overwork, depression and blues. Therefore, zircon was advised to people born in December (when there is little sun, there is no strength, you don’t want to do anything).

Jerome Cardan (European doctor of the 16th century), while experimenting with hyacinth, came to a paradoxical conclusion: the mineral is able to put people to sleep and cure diseases (in modern terms, it enhances the functioning of the immune system). Paradoxically, because for him personally, in the fight against insomnia, zircon turned out to be powerless.

In Tibet, zircon-hyacinth powder is still sprinkled on inflamed skin today. And water, infused on a stone, becomes a liquid silicate fertilizer.

Natural zircon crystals:

• multifaceted pyramids;
• bars pointed at both ends - work to enhance the protective properties of the body during therapeutic meditation.

Zircon is placed in front of you or on open palms, concentrated on the chakras and central flows, or simply “breathes” through the gem, being saturated with the healing energy of the mineral.

Magic in stone

Armenian lapidaries (books about stones) attribute protective properties to zircon against thunder and lightning.

Zircon is ruled by Mercury, the patron of trade. Therefore, jewelry with a variety of zircon hyacinth is recommended for business. In this case, the gem is worn in a ring or on the chest in a pendant (and the zircon should be freed from the metal frame as much as possible).

In nature, zircon is found in the form of small regular-shaped crystals. Occasionally find "twins", sheaf-like or radially radiant growths. Such forms of zircon are magical and are used in ritual magic.

I will serve the people

Gemstones are not only a beautiful decoration, an object of magical practices or healing meditation. Zircon is used in metallurgy and aviation technology. The mineral is used in nuclear reactors.

Reserves of industrial value - zircon sands. First, the glacier, moving towards the equator, attracted igneous rocks. Then the water gradually eroded the lighter fractions. Off the coast of Norway, zircon has become a wide strip (300 m) of the beach. There are zirconium sands in the Baltic.

Zircon is the basis for zirconium and hafnium (the element was discovered in 1923).

Made from zirconium

• medical instruments;
• clamps for vessels;
• the thinnest threads for brain surgery.

Zircon is used in metallurgy. From steel with the addition of zircon, an alloy is obtained - armored steel. The stone is used in nuclear reactors - used to create the shell of uranium rods in nuclear reactors.

With its properties (super-resistance to acids and alkalis), zircon attracted industrialists so much that in the second half of the 20th century. zircon fever has begun in the world.Sandy zircon quarries, beaches, dumps were cleaned up "on the vine", allowing the "greedy bourgeoisie" to increase their capital.

Conclusion

Such is he - zircon. Unloved by jewelers for its fragility and ability to pretend to be a precious stone. Highly respected by industry and medicine. Only one thing is known for certain: many more mysteries are hidden behind the many masks of the mineral.

Photo of Zircon stone