Dictionary of Gems and Gemology

2009 Edition
| Editors: Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai

yakhont

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72816-0_23559

an old Baktrian term, now a part of the Russian Federation, CIS. Spelled in Farsi or Persian as yaghout, which means sapphire or ruby.

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