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JACINTO [1 record]

Record 1 2005-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Gemmology
  • Jewellery
DEF

A transparent orange, red, or reddish-brown zircon, sometimes used as a gem.

OBS

jacinth: The term was originally an alternate spelling of hyacinth, and has been used to designate a red or orange zircon and sometimes a gem zircon more nearly pure orange in color than a hyacinth. ... The term "having become meaningless", is obsolete in the American gem trade ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Gemmologie
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
DEF

Pierre précieuse jaune rougeâtre, variété de zircon.

CONT

Le zircon hyacinthe, de teinte pourpre, et le zircon malacon, hydraté et très faiblement biréfringent, sont des variétés qui peuvent permettre des corrélations entre granites d'âges différents [...]

CONT

Les variétés du zircon noble, très appréciées en joaillerie, constituent l'«hyacinthe», de couleur rouge jaunâtre, et le «jargon de Ceylan», incolore ou légèrement jaunâtre.

OBS

La variété rouge [de zircon] est appelée indifféremment dans le commerce «zircon rouge» ou «hyacinthe».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Estudio de las gemas
  • Artículos de joyería
DEF

Silicato de circonio que no es sino una variedad de circón transparente, de color rojo o anaranjado; cristaliza en el sistema cuadrático y constituye una piedra preciosa.

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