{"id":222,"date":"2023-04-28T16:31:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T16:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/?p=222"},"modified":"2023-05-09T06:07:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T06:07:24","slug":"blue-zircon-and-the-red-horn-rhino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/blue-zircon-and-the-red-horn-rhino\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Zircon And The Red Horn Rhino"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"222\" class=\"elementor elementor-222\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff6b2b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0ff6b2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-182ce88 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"182ce88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8166e10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8166e10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_and_the_Red_Horn_Rhino_banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-231\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_and_the_Red_Horn_Rhino_banner.jpg 870w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_and_the_Red_Horn_Rhino_banner-600x138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_and_the_Red_Horn_Rhino_banner-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_and_the_Red_Horn_Rhino_banner-768x177.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-988cf7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"988cf7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11867e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"11867e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc406b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dc406b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>How do you think you\u2019d feel \u2013 wearing one of the oldest stones on planet Earth? A gem described by Hindu poets as the ultimate gift to the gods? A jewel that can almost be described as alive?<br \/>This jewel is the zircon. Known in ancient times as the Zargun or \u2018the Golden One\u2019, Zircon has been here forever, and is one of the oldest known objects on earth &#8211; a tiny fragment of zircon discovered in Western Australia is 4.4 billion years old! To put that into perspective, Earth itself is believed to have formed only about 150 million years earlier. In comparison, diamonds are youthful \u2013 a mere 1 to 3.3 billion years old.<\/p><p>It isn\u2019t at all surprising, then, that zircon appears in the ancient texts of India, such as the tale of the mystical Kalpa Tree. Described by poets as the ultimate gift to the gods, this spellbinding tree pulsed with shimmering leaves of zircon. \u00a0In the Bible the \u2018jacinth\u2019 &#8211; the red zircon variety &#8211; is one of the Stones of Fire (Ezekiel 28:13&#8243;16) bestowed upon Moses and set in the breastplate of Aaron (Exodus 28:15&#8243;30).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c3754 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52c3754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_Kite_Ring-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-232\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_Kite_Ring-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_Kite_Ring-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_Kite_Ring-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_Kite_Ring-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_Kite_Ring-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_Kite_Ring-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_Kite_Ring.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a2421 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"26a2421\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b0eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9b0eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Zircon comes in a variety of colors, but the vibrant blue zircon was brought to light thanks to the rare and long-extinct Red Horn rhinoceros, which once roamed freely across Southeast Asia. A group of Shan hunters from northern Burma, led by the renowned Ku Lat, were stalking a Red Horn rhino. Camping near a freshwater stream, Ku Lat woke before dawn to see glowing clouds drifting in the water. Inquiring in the village, a Buddhist monk informed him that this phenomenon was Pe Leng Tougt -phosphorus algae. Ku Lat, intrigued, decided to stay a little longer. While he failed to track the rhino, he instead discovered a rich source of blue zircons, Pailin sapphires and rubies; and Pe Leng, named after the algae, eventually became Pailin, now the capital of Pailin province in Cambodia. the oldest known objects on earth &#8211; a tiny fragment of zircon discovered in Western Australia is 4.4 billion years old! To put that into perspective, Earth itself is believed to have formed only about 150 million years earlier. In comparison, diamonds are youthful \u2013 a mere 1 to 3.3 billion years old.<\/p><p>It isn\u2019t at all surprising, then, that zircon appears in the ancient texts of India, such as the tale of the mystical Kalpa Tree. Described by poets as the ultimate gift to the gods, this spellbinding tree pulsed with shimmering leaves of zircon. \u00a0In the Bible the \u2018jacinth\u2019 &#8211; the red zircon variety &#8211; is one of the Stones of Fire (Ezekiel 28:13&#8243;16) bestowed upon Moses and set in the breastplate of Aaron (Exodus 28:15&#8243;30).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d18a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"f0d18a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c74b1e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"c74b1e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d5c24d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d5c24d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>raded throughout Asia and Europe, the popularity of zircons grew dramatically in the 16th century, when Italian artisans featured the gem in the era\u2019s elaborate court jewels. In the 1880s, blue zircon emerged as a centerpiece of Victorian jewelry. During the flamboyant Roaring Twenties, blue zircons became trendy among the era\u2019s \u2018Flappers\u2019 and other fashionable figures; this was partly due to the development of heating treatments that highlighted the vibrant blue colors of the stone in an echo of the era\u2019s lavishness. However, a more somber period followed the Second World War and from the 1950s, the zircon languished in obscurity. Only a small group of collectors, dealers and jewelers continued to seek out this unique gem, found in a rainbow of colors and mined in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Burma and Tanzania.<\/p><p>But old Zargun is a diehard. It is coming back &#8211; and the timing could not be better. In today\u2019s color stones market, where common sense and rationality are rare as certain stones, astronomical prices are the flavor of the day, leaving blue zircon as the only sane option.<\/p><p>It is no wonder that high-end designers are realizing the hidden potential of Blue. Breathtaking pieces, with affordable larger stones in glorious tropical hues ranging from seafoam to arctic blue, are drawing attention of a rising number of savvy consumers.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>At Gemcal, we have been thoroughly entranced by the zircon\u2019s highly refractive aspect, adapting it to authentic, classic cuts, including the Asscher and Flanders Cuts. These sophisticated cuts further showcase the zircon, giving it a fresh, resonant dimension of simple \u2013 but timeless &#8211; beauty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72db89d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72db89d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1064\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pic6.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-230\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pic6.jpeg 1064w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pic6-600x677.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pic6-266x300.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pic6-908x1024.jpeg 908w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pic6-768x866.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1064px) 100vw, 1064px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you think you\u2019d feel \u2013 wearing one of the oldest stones on planet Earth? A gem described by Hindu poets as the ultimate gift to the gods? A jewel that can almost be described as alive?This jewel is the zircon. 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