Zircon

Definitions

1. A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.
   uncountable
2. A crystal of zircon, sometimes used as a false gemstone.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

“[…] salamanders, mermaids, chimaeras, wild men o’ the woods, leviathans, all hewn from faultless gems, thrice the bulk of a big man’s body, velvet-dark sapphires, chrysolite, beryl, amethyst, and the yellow zircon that is like⟳ transparent gold.”

“Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […]. (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include⟳ amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)”

“A zircon princess, seemed to lost her senses”

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