zircon
/zur-kon/US // ˈzɜr kɒn //UK // (ˈzɜːkɒn) //
锆石,锆英石,锆矿
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n.名词 noun
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- : a common mineral, zirconium silicate, ZrSiO4, occurring in small tetragonal crystals or grains of various colors, usually opaque: used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent.
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The preserved record of Earth’s first 500 million years is limited to just a few tiny crystals of the mineral zircon.
In mineralogy, the term is applied to crystallised yellow or brown zircon.
Zircon is also the source of oxide of zirconium used in making mantles for certain incandescent lights.
Other minerals, except apatite, zircon and magnetite, are typically absent.
Jargon or Zircon is a stone having a superficial resemblance to a diamond.
Zircon is itself a species of mineral and is a silicate of zirconium.
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