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

  • Eudialyte

  • Thortveitite

  • Kosnarite

Zirconium is a by-product of the mining and processing of the titanium minerals ilmenite and rutile, as well as tin mining.

References

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zirconium

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October 22, 2016

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