Do You Know the Zirconium?

Do you know something about the Zirconium?

When you go to the beach, you'll think about the formation of the beach. The beach is mainly a coastal land formed by the siltation of tiny particles of sand under the impact and washing of the waves. Therefore, when people mention the beach, the first thing that comes to mind is the beautiful seascape and rich tourism resources. But there is another wealth on the beach that is not well known, which is zirconium ore, also known as zircon sand.

Zirconium is present in many minerals in a dispersed state, and the main presentation thing is zircon in the form of silicates. Zircon is one of the December birthstones, symbolizing success. Crystallized and transparent zircon is a gem with special properties. It has a high refractive index and strong dispersion, and the colorless or light blue varieties have a strong fire phenomenon like diamonds after processing. Because it resembles diamonds in appearance, it is known as a gemstone comparable to diamonds.

Over the years, experts have identified a wide variety of the world's oldest objects, but what's the oldest found so far? The answer is zircon.

Zircon is one of the oldest minerals on the earth. It exists widely in various geological bodies. It has strong weathering resistance and often contains radioactive Th and U elements. It is an ideal object for isotopic dating. In 2014, scientists confirmed that a small zircon crystal found on a sheep farm in Western Australia was actually a 4.4 billion-year-old piece of Earth's crust (the Earth's age is about 4.6 billion years). It also became the oldest rock fragment ever found on Earth. By comparison, the oldest fossils ever found are only 3.5 billion years old.

At present, the main industrial mining is coastal placer-type zirconium resources. Australia, South Africa, Kenya, and Mozambique are the most important zirconium producers and exporters in the world.

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