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zargun
Persian · medieval
"gold-colored"
literally "gold-colored", describing the gemstone
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zarqun
Arabic · medieval
"a golden gemstone"
adopted for the golden-hued gem
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zircon
French/German · 1700s
"the zirconium silicate gemstone"
adopted into European mineralogy
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zircon
English · 1700s
"a hard, brilliant gemstone"
settled as the English mineral name
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