Zircon
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| Zircon | |
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| Chemical name | Zirconium silicate |
| Chemical formula | ZrSiO4 |
| Identification | |
| Colors | Colorless, yellow, grey, red, green, brown, black |
| Crystal habit | Dipyramidal prismatic |
| Crystal system | Tetragonal |
| Cleavage | Poor/Indistinct |
| Fracture | Conchoidal to uneven |
| Hardness | 7.5 |
| Name origin | The name comes from its containing the element, zirconium; which was named from the Arabic, zar and gun, meaning gold and color. |
| Specific gravity | 4.6–4.7 |
| Streak | White |