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 ...

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.

Disney Dreamlight Valley’s A Rift in Time expansion introduces an all-new Royal Tool, the Royal Hourglass. This powerful scepter is capable of bending time itself to procure ancient artifacts ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.