Zircon is the oldest known mineral on earth, with the first zircons found about 4.46 million years old, probably coming from Western Australia. The name zircon is thought to come from the Persian word zargun which means gold-colored, but zircon comes in a wide range of colors. Over the years, zircon has lost much of …
The name citrine comes from the old French word citrin which means yellow. Citrine is the birthstone for the month of November. Due to the similarities in color to some topaz, citrine was often confused with it and given the name topaz quartz, but today is only known as citrine. During the 1940’s, citrine was …