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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | 1) A dark, yellow-red [ | + | 1) A dark, yellow-red [[zircon]] crystal that has been used as a [[gemstone]]. Hyacinth is also known as jacinth. The zircon crystal is brittle with a high refractive index. Many catalogs of ancient gemstones mislabel [[hessonite]] as jacinth (Ogden 1982). |
2) A plant, ''Hyacinthus orientalis'', that grows from bulbs and produces blue-purple flowers. It is also called jacinth. | 2) A plant, ''Hyacinthus orientalis'', that grows from bulbs and produces blue-purple flowers. It is also called jacinth. | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
hyacynth; jacinth; Hyacinthus orientalis; Hyazinth (Deut.) | hyacynth; jacinth; Hyacinthus orientalis; Hyazinth (Deut.) | ||
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== Comparisons == | == Comparisons == | ||
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[[media:download_file_416.pdf|Properties of Common Gemstones]] | [[media:download_file_416.pdf|Properties of Common Gemstones]] | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 | ||
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth_%28flower%29 accessed Nov. 10, 2004 |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:52, 9 September 2022
Description
1) A dark, yellow-red Zircon crystal that has been used as a Gemstone. Hyacinth is also known as jacinth. The zircon crystal is brittle with a high refractive index. Many catalogs of ancient gemstones mislabel Hessonite as jacinth (Ogden 1982).
2) A plant, Hyacinthus orientalis, that grows from bulbs and produces blue-purple flowers. It is also called jacinth.
Synonyms and Related Terms
hyacynth; jacinth; Hyacinthus orientalis; Hyazinth (Deut.)
Comparisons
Properties of Common Gemstones
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
- Jack Odgen, Jewellery of the Ancient World, Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth_%28flower%29 accessed Nov. 10, 2004