Zirconium
Class: Non-Ferrous Metals
Group: Rare MetalsSubgroup: Rare Refractory MetalsMetal: ZirconiumZirconium also occurs in more than 140 other minerals.Zirconium (Zr) is contained in the following mineral:Zircon
Baddeleyite
Tsirkelit
Kosnarite
Zirconium is a by-product of the mining and processing of the titanium minerals ilmenite and rutile, as well as tin mining.
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zirconium
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October 22, 2016
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