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Comments: Zircon. Locality: Harchu (Harchoo), Astor valley (Astore valley), Astor District (Astore District), Northern Areas, Pakistan. Size: 2.6 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm. Nestled in a mass of quartz and biotite mica are 6 glowing crystals of equant, glassy and gemmy, orange-red, zircon, to 1 cm across.
Credit: the justified sinner
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Comments: Zircons. 4mm. Another visit from my gemstone dealer!
From Easton: Jacinth - properly a flower of a reddish blue or deep purple (hyacinth), and hence a precious stone of that colour (Revelation 21:20). It has been supposed to designate the same stone as the ligure (Heb. leshem) mentioned in Exodus 28:19 as the first stone of the third row in the high priest's breast-plate. In Revelation 9:17 the word is simply descriptive of colour.
