zircon
pronunciation
How to pronounce zircon in British English:
UK ['zɜ:kɒn]
How to pronounce zircon in American English:
US ['zɜkɒn]
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- Noun:
- a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent
Word Origin
- zircon (n.)
- 1794, circon, also jargon, new name given in chemistry to jacinth, from French zircone and German Zirkon (compare French jargon, Italian giargone), from Arabic zarqun "cinnabar, bright red," from Persian zargun "gold-colored," from Avestan zari- "gold-colored," from zar "gold."
Example
- 1. Mineral sands , such as zircon , sit under a tarpaulin .
- 2. China 's zircon sand industry plays an important role in the global zircon sand industry .
- 3. They produce everything from aluminium to zircon , and so are less susceptible to fluctuations in the price of any particular metal .
- 4. Significantly , contained hm increased by 40 % from 650kt to 914kt , contained zircon increased by 120 % from 46kt to 102kt .
- 5. The ash contains minerals such as zircon that can be dated precisely from the radioactive decay of some of their components .