HPJ REFERENCE POINT: STUNNING HUGE 6.95 CT VVS IMPERIAL GOLD CAMBODIAN ZIRCON R59,000.00

Reference Point

WELCOME TO ONE OF THE TRUE ARISTOCRATS OF THE COLOURED GEMSTONE WORLD - THE NATURAL CAMBODIAN ZIRCON. IF YOU POSSESS ONE, THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS ONE OF MY PERSONAL FAVOURITE GEMSTONES. 

ONE OF THE LARGEST SPECIMENS TO EVER APPEAR ON THE R1 AUCTION, IF NOT THE LARGEST !

OUTSTANDING TOP DIAMOND FIRE HUGE 6.95 CARAT VVS

 IMPERIAL GOLD

 CAMBODIAN ZIRCON

GEM TYPE: CAMBODIAN ZIRCON

CARAT WEIGHT: 6.95 CARATS

CLARITY: VVS

DIMENSIONS: 11.92 x 9.14 x 5.73mm

CUT: OVAL

ORIGIN:  PREAH VIHEAR, CAMBODIA

TREATMENTS: NONE 

Start out by forgetting all that you previously thought of the Zircon ! It has no relationship whatsoever with Cubic Zirconium. You will read quite a bit about this uniquely beautiful gemstone here, and a little  research will uncover much more.

Zircon is the oldest mineral on Earth - even older than the Moon, which formed over 4 billion years ago - take a look:

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-02-24-rock-around-the-clock-zircon-crystal-is-oldest-piece-of-earth/#.UwxH6bDNvIW

The fire in Zircon, called dispersion, is caused by light entering the gemstone and separating into a prism of rainbow colours. Possessing dispersion approaching that of Diamond, the brilliance of Zircon is second to none.

Cambodia is the world’s premiere source for the natural Zircon. One hundred kilometres north of Angkor Wat, close to the Cambodian Thai border, are the mines of Preah Vihear. Remote, pristine, and mystically beautiful...

THE ANCIENT KHMER TEMPLE AT PREAH VIHEAR