Zircon

Hi guys,
After a little help or a point in the right direction.
I think these are all zircons???i have a large container full with these being the bigger ones.

I've had a search around the site and seen some great cut stones etc wondering if there is a certain size to look out for that might be a starting point for cutting? Is it a case of bigger is better? These stones get caught in my mats when cleaning out the gold wash plant carpets. Not sure if i should keep collecting or if they are super common.

thanks in advance

Like all stones, the bigger and un-included the better. I like a touch of colour and them to be above 5ct

Thanks Wally, what is big? Is 10mm by 10mm sort of size desirable or is that still considered small? I'm going to weigh some!

Might be worth grabbing a bucket and doing some grading

a good shape stone greater than, say 5mm, would be worth sorting into a potential cutter pile.

Would then do say, greater than 10mm

Then greater than 15mm

Anything less than 5mm I would sort based on good shape and colour

Colour sorting would be the step

10mm would be considered a good sized stone