zircon

Meaning

Noun

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.

Origin

From German Zirkon, possibly via French zircon, formed in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون. jargoon.

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