Zircon Definition

zûrkŏn
zircons
noun
zircons
A light-colored, very hard mineral, zirconium silicate, ZrSiO4, an ore of zirconium: used as a gem when transparent.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • zirconium silicate

Other Word Forms of Zircon

Noun

Singular:
zircon
Plural:
zircons

Origin of Zircon

  • German Zirkon from Arabic siriqun from Greek surikon from Persian āzargūn fire color āzar fire (from Middle Persian ādur) (from Old Persian ātar āç-) (in Āçiyādiya fire-worship month āter- in Indo-European roots) -gūn color (from Middle Persian) (Avestan gaonəm hair, complexion (second sense unattested))

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From German Zirkon or French zircone, from Arabic زرقون (zarqÅ«n, “cinnabar, bright red"), from Persian زرگون (zargun) / زریون (zaryun), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭭 (zargōn).

    From Wiktionary

Zircon Sentence Examples

  • This coating is frequently made from zircon and silicon.

  • One is that other names of stones are used e.g. hyacinth for zircon and yu for jade are common substitutions.

  • Other precious stones, including the sapphire, emerald, oriental emerald, ruby, opal, amethyst, garnet, chrysolite, topaz, cairngorm, onyx, zircon, &c., have been found in the gold and tin bearing drifts and river gravels in numerous localities throughout the states.

  • Rutile assumes tetragonal forms isomorphous with cassiterite, SnO 2 (and also zircon, ZrSiO 4); anatase is also tetragonal, and brookite or thorhombic. Rutile is the most stable and anatase the least, a character reflected in the decrease in density from rutile (4.2) and brookite (4.0) to anatase (3.9).

  • The HM grade for Tripitaka is 2.4 %, with an average zircon assemblage of 65 %.

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