ALL meanings of zircon
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Z z - noun zircon imitation diamond 1
- noun zircon A mineral occurring as prismatic crystals, typically brown but sometimes in translucent varieties of gem quality. It consists of zirconium silicate and is the chief ore of zirconium. 1
- noun zircon a common mineral, zirconium silicate, ZrSiO 4 , occurring in small tetragonal crystals or grains of various colors, usually opaque: used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent. 1
- noun zircon a reddish-brown, grey, green, blue, or colourless hard mineral consisting of zirconium silicate in tetragonal crystalline form with hafnium and some rare earths as impurities. It occurs principally in igneous rocks and is an important source of zirconium, zirconia, and hafnia: it is used as a gemstone and a refractory. Formula: ZrSiO4 0
- noun zircon a light-colored, very hard mineral, zirconium silicate, ZrSiO4, an ore of zirconium: used as a gem when transparent 0
- noun zircon (Uncountable Noun) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia. 0
- noun zircon (Countable Noun) A crystal of zircon, sometimes used as a false gemstone. 0