ORIGIN
Harts Range, Northern Territory, Australia

DIMENSIONS
7mm x 7mm diameter x 4.5mm deep

CARAT WEIGHT
1.80ct

CUT
Trilliant

COLOUR
Dusty Pink

TREATMENT
Unknown

CUTTER
Cut by Malcolm Peacock, WA.

COMMENTS This trilliant cut stone is very bright, well cut and eye-clean. It displays the principal characteristics that we love about zircon; diamond-like lustre, intense fire, brilliance and strong double refraction. The rough crystal was found in Australia’s most famous source of zircon called the Mud Tank Zircon Field, in an area known as Harts Range, situated 1220km south to southeast of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. This field is well-known for producing top quality zircon in beautiful earthy tones of cinnamon, sherry, cognac, pinks, plums, oranges, yellow and even parti-coloured and colourless.

DURABILITY Although relatively hard, measuring 6.7-7.5 on Moh’s scale – zircon is brittle and sensitive to knocks and pressure. It has the tendency to wear along facet edges and, for this reason should be limited to occasional wear in rings or set into protective settings.