There is a lot of confusion between zircons, a mined mineral, and cubic zirconia, an inexpensive synthetic crystal. But jewelry designers know the difference. The ranks of independent designers who ...

A zircon gem found on an Australian sheep farm is thought to be the oldest piece of earth ever found. Photo / Thinkstock A gem found on a sheep ranch in Australia has been found to have formed 4.4 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Washington: To put it mildly, this is one gem of a gem. Scientists using two different age-determining techniques have shown that a tiny ...

Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources has confirmed continued upwards price momentum for its highest value product, zircon, as demand from China remains strong. Releasing its March quarterly report ...

To put it mildly, this is one gem of a gem. Scientists using two different age-determining techniques have shown that a tiny zircon crystal found on a sheep ranch in western Australia is the oldest ...

Nathan Fray held a plastic bag full of uncut blue zircon gem stones, but to the average person they could easily pass for a bag of gravel. He had bought them directly from the mines of Brazil to be ...