Name: | Zircon Zrn |
Specimens in Collection: | |
IMA Chemistry: | Zr(SiO4) |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Zircon contains elements: Zirconium (Zr) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | Sri Lanka |
Year First Published: | 1789 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Mineral name has been known since antiquity and predates any formal descriptive publication. |
Structural Group Name: | Zircon |
Fleischer's Group Name: | zircon |
Crystal Systems: | tetragonal |
Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 7.5 |
Diaphaneity: | 1.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 4.65 |
Dispersion: | 0.039 |
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