### Look Pure zirconium  Raw gemstone [[Zircon]]  ### Properties - High resistance to [[corrosion]] - High [[melting point]] ($1852^{\circ}C$) - Small [[neutron-absorbtion cross-section]] - Chemically reactive ### Sources - More abundant than copper (20th) #### Mineral sources Highly dispersed and rarely found in concentrated deposits. 1. ![[Zircon]] 2. ![[Baddeleyite]] #### Geological formations Mostly extracted from [[heavy mineral sands]] also known as [[heavy mineral sands|placer deposits]]. Typically a co-product mined along with [[Titanium]]-bearing [[minerals]] such as [[ilmenite]] and [[zutile]].