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| discname= Klaproth
| discname= Klaproth
| origname= Zircon
| origname= Zircon
| uses= Many
| uses= Nuclear power
| obtained= Zircon mineral
| obtained= Zircon mineral
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'''Zirconium''' is a [[metal]] with a grayish-white metalic luster. It is primarily derived from zircon (ZrSi<sub>4</sub>), a [[mineral]] mentioned in the [[Bible]]. It is highly resistant to [[corrosion]].
Zirconium is primarily used in the [[nuclear power]] industry, thanks to its low [[absorption]] of [[neutron]]s, the high energy particle from which nuclear power is generated. Commercial [[nuclear reactor]]s may have as many as a half-million feet of zirconium tubing. <ref>[http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/40.html Zirconium], [[Los Alamos]] National Labs.</ref>
Cubic zirconia, a form of synthetic [[diamond]]s, is crystalline zirconium oxide (ZrO<sub>2</sub>).
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