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Zirconium

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Zirconium is a silvery-white metal primarily produced from the mineral zircon, although a very small number of deposits are mined for the zirconium oxide baddeleyite instead.

Zircon can occur as a by-product of the mining and processing of the titanium minerals ilmenite and rutile, as well as a byproduct of tin mining.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

52523

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:52523:1

GUID
(UUID V4):

48486291-5fd2-4e18-a593-f43494e535a2

Properties of ZirconiumHide

Symbol:

Zr - Click to view more details on this element and its geochemistry.

Mineral:

Click here for more information on the mineral species Zircon.

Atomic Number:

Atomic Weight:

91.224(2)

Melting Point:

2128 K (1854°C, 3370°F)

Boiling Point:

4682 K (4408°C, 7967°F)

Density:

6.51 g/cm³

Uses of ZirconiumHide

Zirconium is primarily used as a refractory and opacifier, though is also used in some amounts as an alloying agent.

Other Commodities associated with Zirconium *Hide

Commodity	Associated Localities	Total Localities	% Association (commodity)	% Association (Zirconium)
Titanium	24	368	6.52% of all Titanium deposits have Zirconium.	36.36% of all Zirconium deposits have Titanium.
Thorium	21	668	3.14% of all Thorium deposits have Zirconium.	31.82% of all Zirconium deposits have Thorium.
Rare Earths	16	568	2.82% of all Rare Earths deposits have Zirconium.	24.24% of all Zirconium deposits have Rare Earths.
Niobium (Columbium)	14	239	5.86% of all Niobium (Columbium) deposits have Zirconium.	21.21% of all Zirconium deposits have Niobium (Columbium).
Iron	13	8,202	0.16% of all Iron deposits have Zirconium.	19.70% of all Zirconium deposits have Iron.
Uranium	12	8,881	0.14% of all Uranium deposits have Zirconium.	18.18% of all Zirconium deposits have Uranium.
Zircon	10	169	5.92% of all Zircon deposits have Zirconium.	15.15% of all Zirconium deposits have Zircon.
Copper	8	14,911	0.05% of all Copper deposits have Zirconium.	12.12% of all Zirconium deposits have Copper.

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Important ores of ZirconiumHide

Name	Formula	Crystal System
Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	Tetragonal

Photos
Zircon, etc. Astore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Zircon Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada Zircon Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar Zircon Kunar, Afghanistan Zircon, etc. Astore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Zircon Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada Zircon Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar Zircon Kunar, Afghanistan Zircon, etc. Astore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Zircon Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada Zircon Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar Zircon Kunar, Afghanistan

Photos

Zircon, etc.

Astore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Zircon

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Zircon

Kunar, Afghanistan

Zircon, etc.

Astore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Zircon

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Zircon

Kunar, Afghanistan

Zircon, etc.

Astore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Zircon

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Zircon

Kunar, Afghanistan

Sub-types of ZirconiumHide

Baddeleyite
Zircon

Internet Links for ZirconiumHide

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References for ZirconiumHide

Reference List:

Deposits of ZirconiumHide

This map shows a selection of deposits that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the

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Locality ListHide

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Argentina
Tierra del Fuego Province Río Grande Department Carmen Sylva River La Cristel Mine	[commodity:Zircon]

Australia
New South Wales Lincoln Co. Dubbo district Dubbo Zirconia Project (DZP)
Western Australia Carnamah Shire Eneabba Eneabba Mineral Sands Mine	[commodity:Zircon]
Gingin Shire Boonanarring Project	[commodity:Zircon]
Serpentine-Jarrahdale Shire Keysbrook mineral sands mine	[commodity:Zircon]

Bangladesh
Chittagong Division Cox's Bazar District Cox’s Bazar beach placer deposits	[commodity:Zircon]

Brazil
Minas Gerais Poços de Caldas Morro do Ferro	[commodity:Baddeleyite]
Poços de Caldas alkaline complex	[commodity:Baddeleyite]

Canada
British Columbia Omineca Mining Division Mansoon Lakes Lonnie carbonatite
Northwest Territories North Slave Region Blachford Lake alkaline complex Thor Lake syenite complex Nechalacho deposit	[commodity:Zircon]

China
Inner Mongolia Tongliao City (Tongliao Prefecture) Jarud Banner (Zalute Co.) Baerzhe complex
Jilin Jilin Huadian City Huifa River	[commodity:Zircon]

Ethiopia
Oromia Region Bule Hora Aflata river basin alluvials	[commodity:Zircon]

Kazakhstan
East Kazakhstan Region Samar District Karaotkel deposit
Peschanka deposit

Mongolia
Bulgan Province Khutag-Öndör District Bayangol 415 occurrence	[commodity:Zircon]
Khovd Province Myangad District Khaldzan Buragtag massif	[commodity:Zircon]
Khövsgöl Province Alag-Erdene District Ar Gol occurrence
Khagiin Nuur occurrence
Ujig Gol occurrence
Yarhis Gol occurrence
Uvs Province Malchin District Ulaan Tolgoi deposit
Naranbulag District Khashaatyn Khar occurrence
Öndörkhangai District Occurrence A-681 occurrence	[commodity:Zircon]
Occurrence A-683 occurrence
Zavkhan District Ulaan Del deposit

Mozambique
Zambezia Province Moebase mineral sands deposit	[commodity:Zircon] Pathfinder Minerals plc
Naburi mineral sands deposit	[commodity:Zircon] Pathfinder Minerals plc

Nigeria
Adamawa Jada Koma	[commodity:Zircon]
Bauchi Kirfi Kirfi vein 1	[commodity:Zircon]
Kirfi vein 2	[commodity:Zircon]
Toro Dawa	[commodity:Zircon]
Gumau	[commodity:Zircon]
Rishi	[commodity:Zircon]
Kaduna Kaduna North Banki	[commodity:Zircon]
Kuban Damau	[commodity:Zircon]
Nasarawa Lafia Arikya	[commodity:Zircon]
Plateau Jos North Wul	[commodity:Zircon]
Jos Plateau Kuru zircon placers	[commodity:Zircon]

Norway
Vestfold Larvik Stokkøya Zircon prospect	[commodity:Zircon]

Russia
Khabarovsk Krai Algaminskoe	[commodity:Zircon]
Murmansk Oblast Kovdorsky District Kovdor Massif Kovdor Zheleznyi Mine	[commodity:Zircon]
Lovozersky District Keivy Mountains Yel’skie Lakes deposits
Republic of Karelia Loukhsky District Chreroe deposit	[commodity:Zircon]
Tuva Kaa-Khemsky District Erzin massif Ulug-Tanzek deposit

Slovakia
Košice Region Spišská Nová Ves District Hnilčík Zr-REE-Nb occurrence

South Africa
Limpopo Mopani District Municipality Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality Phalaborwa Palabora Mine	[commodity:Zircon]
Western Cape West Coast District Municipality Matzikama Local Municipality Geelwal Karoo Farm Geelwal Karoo deposit	[commodity:Zircon]
Schaap Vley Hills Farm Unnamed heavy minerals deposit	[commodity:Zircon]

South Korea
North Chungcheong Province Chungju City Joongwon-gun Mt. Eorae Chungju deposit

Thailand
Phuket Province Kathu District
Khao Tosae Suite

USA
Alabama Montgomery County Heavy Mineral Placer	[commodity:Zircon]
Alaska Bethel Census Area Aniak Mining District Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SM031; north of the Kuskokwim River)	[commodity:Zircon]
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area Admiralty Mining District Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - JU254; near Salmon River)	[commodity:Zircon]
Yakutat Mining District Unnamed Mines (ARDF - MF042; Gulf of Alaska coast: Includes Topsy Creek; Dagelet River; and Oregon King Consolidated claims)	[commodity:Zircon]
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Yentna Mining District Kahiltna River; Sholan Bar; Round Bend Bar; Red Hill Bar; Boulder Bench Mine	[commodity:Zircon]
Kahiltna River Mine (ARDF - TY027)	[commodity:Zircon]
Kahiltna River Mine (ARDF - TY028)	[commodity:Zircon]
Kahiltna River Mine (ARDF - TY029)	[commodity:Zircon]
Poorman Creek; Kast; Nelson And Larson Mine	[commodity:Zircon]
Willow Creek; Big Willow Creek; Little Willow Creek; Wilson Creek; Hansen; Jennings; Rice; Rocky Gulch; Slate Gulch; Snow Gulch Mine	[commodity:Zircon]
Northwest Arctic Borough Noatak Mining District Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - AR057)	[commodity:Zircon]
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area Ketchikan Mining District Prince of Wales Island Bokan Mountain I Prospect	[commodity:Zircon]
Irene-D Prospect	[commodity:Zircon]
Sunday Lake Prospect	[commodity:Zircon]
Kendrick Bay West Arm Kendrick Bay Cheri & Cheri No. 1 prospects	[commodity:Zircon]
West Arm of Kendrick Bay Geoduck Occurrences	[commodity:Zircon]
Upper Cheri Occurrence	[commodity:Zircon]
Yakutat Yakutat Mining District Blacksand Beach Occurrence	[commodity:Zircon]
Blacksand Island Beach Mine	[commodity:Zircon]
Yakutat Beach Mine	[commodity:Zircon]
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Iditarod Mining District Flat Creek; Marietta Mines	[commodity:Zircon]
Happy Creek Mine	[commodity:Zircon]
Moore Creek Mine	[commodity:Zircon]
Otter Creek Mines	[commodity:Zircon]
Prince Creek Mine	[commodity:Zircon]
Willow bench Mine	[commodity:Zircon]
Willow Creek Mine	[commodity:Zircon]
Innoko Mining District Montana Creek Prospect	[commodity:Zircon]
Koyukuk Mining District Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - WI063; upper Crevice Creek)	[commodity:Zircon]
Ruby Mining District Sischu Mountain Prospects	[commodity:Zircon]
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MG037)	[commodity:Zircon]
Arizona Apache County Black Mountain Mining District (Black Mesa Mining District) Taasahdi Dzil Unnamed Ti-Zr-Th-U-REE occurrence [1] (Unnamed E)
Unnamed Ti-Zr-Th-U-REE occurrence [2] (Unnamed F)
Mohave County Cerbat Mountains Kingman Mining District Unspecified Zircon occurrence [1]	[commodity:Zircon]
Hualapai placer claims
Navajo County Pinon Unnamed U-Ti-Th-Zr-REE occurrence [1] (Unnamed I)
California Placer County Lincoln Mining District Lincoln Unnamed Zr Mine [2]	[commodity:Zircon]
Plumas County Crescent Mills Unnamed Ti-Zr occurrence [2]
Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District) Spanish Ranch Unnamed Ti-Zr occurrence [3]
La Porte Mining District La Porte Unnamed Ti-Zr occurrence [4]
Nelson Point Unnamed Ti-Zr occurrence [5]
Plumas Copper Belt Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District) Genesee Unnamed Ti-Zr occurrence [1]
Santa Barbara County Gaviota Unspecified Ti-Zr occurrence [1]
Siskiyou County Klamath Mountains Oro Fino Mining District Fort Jones Unnamed Zr occurrence [1]
Colorado El Paso County Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District) St Peters Dome Eureka Tunnel (1-15 pegmatite)	[commodity:Zircon]
Gunnison County Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District Monzonite Mine
Jefferson County Long Scraggy Orthite No. 1 & Sunset Groups	[commodity:Zircon]
South Platte Pegmatite Mining District Cyrtolite-bearing Pegmatite Deposit (MRDS - 10191580)	[commodity:Zircon]
Montezuma County Mancos River Black Sand Deposit	[commodity:Zircon]
Teller County Cripple Creek Mining District Unnamed Zirconium - Fluorine-Fluorite Mine (MRDS - 10010896)	[commodity:Zircon]
Connecticut Middlesex County Haddam Hewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry)	[commodity:Zircon]
Florida Clay County Trail Ridge Mining District Highland Deposit	[commodity:Zircon]
Trail Ridge Operation	[commodity:Zircon]
Pinellas County Clearwater Beach alluvials
Putnam County Northeast Florida Clay Mining District Green Cove Springs Deposit	[commodity:Zircon]
St. Lucie County Fort Pierce Beach alluvials
Georgia Glynn County Brunswick-Altamaha Heavy Minerals	[commodity:Zircon]
Brunswick Deposit (2; Altamaha Plantations)	[commodity:Zircon]
Brunswick Deposit (Altamaha Plantations Deposit)	[commodity:Zircon]
Idaho Adams County Thorn Creek Placers	[commodity:Zircon]
Blaine County Mineral Hill Mining District Poverty Flats Prospect	[commodity:Zircon]
Boise County Fifty-One Placer Group	[commodity:Zircon]
Westview Mining District (Willow Creek Mining District) Friday Mine
Bonneville County Mount Pisgah Mining District Caribou Mountain Feldspar Occurrence	[commodity:Zircon]
Clearwater County Teakean Butte Area Teakean Butte Occurrence	[commodity:Zircon]
Custer County Slate Creek Mining District Slate Creek Placer	[commodity:Zircon]
Idaho County Chamberlain Mining District Haypress Meadow Placer	[commodity:Zircon]
Lodgepole Meadow Placer	[commodity:Zircon]
Moose Meadow Placer	[commodity:Zircon]
River of No Return Wilderness Chamberlain Meadow Placer	[commodity:Zircon]
Root Ranch Placer	[commodity:Zircon]
Crane Meadows Placer (Mountain Meadows)	[commodity:Zircon]
Hand Meadows Placer	[commodity:Zircon]
High Meadow Placers	[commodity:Zircon]
Lower Ramey Meadows Placer	[commodity:Zircon]
Upper Ramey Meadows Placer	[commodity:Zircon]
Lemhi County Leadore Mining District Leadore Kay Claims	[commodity:Zircon]
Valley County Bear Valley Area Bear Valley Placers (Lower Bear Valley; Big Meadows; Central Bear Valley)	[commodity:Zircon]
Heavy Mineral Placer	[commodity:Zircon]
Long Valley Mining District Big Creek Placers (MRDS - 10193274)	[commodity:Zircon]
Gold Fork-Little Valley Placers (Upper Gold Fork Placers; Lower Gold Fork Placers; Little Valley Placers)	[commodity:Zircon]
Pearsol Creek Prospect	[commodity:Zircon]
Montana Hill County Unnamed Uranium - Zinc - Niobium (Columbium) - Copper - Lead - Zirconium - Titanium - Metal Occurrence (Vermiculite Prospect; MRDS - 10019371)	[commodity:Zircon]
Ravalli County Bitterroot River Drainage Area McCalla Creek Placer Area	[commodity:Zircon]
Sula Mining District Cameron Creek Placer	[commodity:Zircon]
Meadow Creek Occurrence	[commodity:Zircon]
Nevada Carson City Carson City Mining District Carson City Monazite-Bearing Placer
Esmeralda County Black Horse Mining District Black Horse mine (Alice mine)
Humboldt County Montana Mountains Disaster Mining District Montana Mountains
Osgood Mountains Potosi Mining District Eyraud Claims
Lincoln County Chief Mining District Old Democrat mine
Don Dale Mining District Andies mine
Lyon County Wilson Mining District White Rose claim
Nye County Toiyabe Range Twin River Mining District Valley View claim
New Jersey Ocean County Jackson Township Van Hiseville Lakehurst Zirconium Mine (Lakehurst Titanium Mine)
Manchester Township ASARCO titanium mine (Heritage Minerals Mine)
New Mexico Bernalillo County La Quava and La Madera
McKinley County Church Rock - Crownpoint subdistrict Defiance
Standing Rock
Miguel Creek Dome
Star Lake
Otero County Pajarito Mountain
San Juan County Sanostee Deposit
Shiprock Group
North Carolina Henderson County Zirconia Mine	[commodity:Zircon]
Oklahoma Comanche County Sandy Creek Hale Copper mine
Wichita Mountains Crystal King Zircon mine (Ashton location)
Pawnee County Lela North [1]
Lela North [2]
Lela North [3]
Lela North [5]
Oregon Tillamook County Garibaldi Netarts Occurrence	[commodity:Zircon]
South Carolina Aiken County Aiken Kaolin Mining District Aiken County deposit	[commodity:Zircon]
Hollow Creek (Holley Creek County Road Map)	[commodity:Zircon]
Horse Creek (Hollow Creek)	[commodity:Zircon]
Town Creek	[commodity:Zircon]
Unidentified Mine (Horse Creek Mine; MRDS - 10080088)	[commodity:Zircon]
Anderson County Big Generostee Creek	[commodity:Zircon]
Big Mountain Creek	[commodity:Zircon]
Beaufort County Hilton Head Island	[commodity:Zircon]
Charleston County Isle of Palms Area 1	[commodity:Zircon]
Ravenels Quadrangle	[commodity:Zircon]
Sewee Bay Quadrangle	[commodity:Zircon]
Wadmalaw	[commodity:Zircon]
Chesterfield County Becker Sand and Gravel Company	[commodity:Zircon]
Cedar Creek	[commodity:Zircon]
Juniper Creek	[commodity:Zircon]
Georgetown County Santee Quadrangle	[commodity:Zircon]
Kershaw County Ancrum Ferry	[commodity:Zircon]
McCaskill Creek	[commodity:Zircon]
Laurens County North Rabon Creek	[commodity:Zircon]
South Rabon Creek	[commodity:Zircon]
Lexington County Congaree River	[commodity:Zircon]
Harleys Mill Pond	[commodity:Zircon]
Red Bank Creek	[commodity:Zircon]
Twelve Mile Creek	[commodity:Zircon]
Marlboro County Naked Creek	[commodity:Zircon]
Richland County Colonels Creek	[commodity:Zircon]
Myers Creek	[commodity:Zircon]
Otter Lake	[commodity:Zircon]
Route U. S. 601	[commodity:Zircon]
Sumters Landing	[commodity:Zircon]
Spartanburg County Tyger River	[commodity:Zircon]
Sumter County Gum Swamp	[commodity:Zircon]
Horatio	[commodity:Zircon]
Wateree River	[commodity:Zircon]
Tennessee Benton County Western Tennessee Mining District Kerr-McGee Deposit (North Camden)	[commodity:Zircon]
Manleyville-Camden Placer	[commodity:Zircon]
Natchez Trace Prospect	[commodity:Zircon]
Silica Mine (MRDS - 10154594)	[commodity:Zircon]
Carroll County Western Tennessee Mining District Natchez Trace Deposit	[commodity:Zircon]
Cocke County Snowbird Mountain Placer	[commodity:Zircon]
Henderson County Lexington Placer	[commodity:Zircon]
Henry County Western Tennessee Mining District Oak Grove Deposit (Ethyl Corp. Deposit)	[commodity:Zircon]
Texas Burleson County Yegua Creek Placer District
Falkenburg-Blackburn prospect
Weiler-Whitener prospect
Llano County Bluffton Baringer Hill Mine
Utah Box Elder County Lion Black Sands Occurrence	[commodity:Zircon]
Radio Road Occurrence	[commodity:Zircon]
Emery County Coal Cliffs Mining District	[commodity:Zircon]
Garfield County Henry Mountains Indian Spring Bench Occurrence	[commodity:Zircon]
Kaiparowits Mining District Calf Creek - Tizr Occurrence	[commodity:Zircon]
Panguitch Tebbs Hollow Occurrence	[commodity:Zircon]
Juab County Lake Bonneville Sediments Occurrence (MRDS - 10055165)	[commodity:Zircon]
Spring Creek Mining District Lake Bonneville Sediments Occurrence (MRDS - 10090138)	[commodity:Zircon]
Kane County Kaiparowits Mining District	[commodity:Zircon]
Virginia Henry County Chestnut Knob Prospect	[commodity:Zircon]
Unnamed Zirconium Prospect (MRDS - 10130816)	[commodity:Zircon]
Washington Asotin County Clarkston Clarkston placer
Snake River placer
Wyoming Fremont County South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District Unknown Zr occurrence [1]
Hot Springs County Grass Creek deposit	[commodity:Zircon]
Sheridan County Big Horn Mining District Bald Mountain Thorium-Rare Earth deposit
Sublette County Cliff Creek Cliff Creek Deposit	[commodity:Zircon]

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