In the Victorian era, the peak of popularity for zircons, a mined mineral, colorless ones were regularly used as diamond alternatives and blue ones were particularly popular. “Zircon can come in ...

The company's strategic venture involves a plan to secure control over the world’s blue zircon supply, a move that holds the potential to reshape the value dynamics of the global gemstone market.

Within the Seahorse suite is a stone not often seen in high jewelry, blue zircon. Unconventional, it lends a specific and electric glow with a high refraction index that is unlike any other ...

Luckily, science has had some help from a super blue speck of zircon dated to around 4.4 billion years old, making it the oldest chunk of Earth to ever have been discovered – though it’s not ...

Listen to Short Wave on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. The mineral zircon is the oldest known piece of Earth existing on the surface today. The oldest bits date back as far as 4.37 ...

Zircon is the most diverse of December's birthstones since it comes in a broader range of colors. This includes red, orange, yellow, brown, green and blue. Regardless of its namesake, zircon has ...

The mineral is zircon, and scientists have found bits of it that formed 4.37 billion years ago, not too long after the proto-Earth's epic collision with a Mars-sized object that spawned our moon.

Languages: English, Spanish.You can reach Ellie via email at [email protected]. Russia fired a Zircon missile at Ukraine earlier this month, Kyiv has said, in what appears to be the first use of ...

To better understand the impact date, researchers analyzed the crystals of zircon minerals in the Stac Fada Member. Zircon is highly resistant and can last for billions of years. Additional rings ...