zirconium silicate

Noun
  1. A common mineral occurring in small crystals;
    Chief source of zirconium;
    Used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent (synset 115133694)
    is a type of: mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
    subtypes:
    • hyacinth, jacinth - a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
    • jargon, jargoon - a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon
    substance holonym: atomic number 40, zirconium, zr - a lustrous grey strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon
    same as: zircon

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