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Sec. IV, Ch. 36: Semi-Precious Stones, Zircon or Jargoon

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Zircon or Jargoon.
oxide of a peculiar metal called Zirconium, of which the gem itself is a silicate. The word Zircon is of Arabic origin.
There is a splendid specimen of a very ancient engraving on a Zircon in the Paris Muäeum, the work­manship of which is exquisite ; it is about 2 inches in length, and i^ in width, and represents Moses, with the two tables of the law. Lord Duncannon had in his collection a Zircon with an engraving on it representing an athlete.
According to mineralogists, the red and brown varieties of Zircon form the true hyacinth and jacinth ; though the stones so called, commercially, are often Essonite, which is a stone belonging to the Garnet family. The hyacinthine Zircon occurs in the gem-drifts of Australia.
ZIRCON OR JARGOON.
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