zircon.
A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.
Meaning & usage
A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.
A crystal of zircon, sometimes used as a false gemstone.
Where this word comes from
From German Zirkon, possibly via French zircon, formed in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn), borrowed from Middle Persian zlgwn' (/zargōn/). Doublet of jargoon.
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