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'''Zirconium''' is a [[metal]] with a grayish-white metallic 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 a [[metal]]lic [[element]] with a grayish-white metallic 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>
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>