Mineral Species containing Zirconium (Zr )

Mineral Species containing Zirconium (Zr )
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Zirconium (Zr ) by Mineral Name

Zirconium (Zr) Element Properties
Atomic Mass 91.224
Atomic Number 40
Name Origins Arabic, zargun = "gold color."
Year Discovered 1824
Discovery Credits Discovered by M. H. Kalproth at University of Berlin, Germany; isolated in 1824 by J. J. Berzelius at Stockholm, Sweden.
Remarks Hard, lustrous, silvery metal. Very corrosion resistant due to oxide layer, but will burn in air. Unaffected by acids, (except HF), and alkalis. Metal used in alloys, colored glazes, and nuclear reactors. Oxides used in foundry crucibles, bricks, ceramics, synthetic gemstones, and abrasives. Zirconium is commonly accompanied with Hafnium.

Diagnostic tests: 
There are no quick and diagnostic tests to detect zirconium. Most tests use solutions created by flux decomposition by Na2CO3. The element is detected by precipitation of a gelatinous base upon addition of  NH4OH, NaOH or KOH and than processed using Alizarin Red dye.

X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy is commonly employed to identify and analyze zirconium.

References Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
See Also WebElements, ChemiCool
Naturally Occurring Isotopes
Symbol Isotope Mass Isotope Nuclide Number Isotope Number Natural Abundance Half-life Half-life Units Decay Mode Decay Mode MeV Decay Mode %
Zr 89.904703 90 40 51.4500%   Stable      
Zr 90.905644 91 40 11.2200%   Stable      
Zr 91.905039 92 40 17.1500%   Stable      
Zr 93.906314 94 40 17.3800%   Stable      
Zr 94.908042 95 40 0.0000%  64.03 Days  beta - 1.121 100.00%
Zr 95.908275 96 40 2.8000% 6E+17 Years      
Zr 96.91095 97 40 0.0000% 16.8 Hours beta - 2.658 100.00%

Mineral Species containing the element Zr (Zirconium )

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Mineral Name Chemical Formula Zr MW
Aenigmatite   (Na,Ca)4(Fe++,Ti,Mg)12Si12O40 0.05% Zr 1,717.59
Allendeite  ! Sc4Zr3O12 41.50% Zr 648.47
Aqualite  ! (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl 9.73% Zr 2,812.45
Armstrongite   CaZrSi6O15•3(H2O) 15.36% Zr 593.85
Baddeleyite   ZrO2 74.03% Zr 123.22
Baghdadite   Ca3(Zr,Ti)Si2O9 17.07% Zr 400.79
Baratovite   KCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2 3.24% Zr 1,408.90
Bazirite   BaZrSi3O9 19.97% Zr 456.80
Belyankinite   Ca1-2(Ti,Zr,Nb)5O12•9(H2O)(?) 10.25% Zr 711.83
Bobtraillite  ! (Na,Ca)13Sr11(Zr,Y,Nb)14Si42B6O132(OH)12•12H2O 18.32% Zr 6,318.09
Burpalite   Na2CaZrSi2O7F2 23.79% Zr 383.45
Calciocatapleiite   (Ca,[])ZrSi3O9•2(H2O) 23.30% Zr 391.58
Calciohilairite   CaZrSi3O9•3(H2O) 22.06% Zr 413.60
Calzirtite   CaZr3TiO9 54.13% Zr 505.62
Carbokentbrooksite  ! (Na,[])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O 8.68% Zr 3,121.55
Catapleiite   (Na,Ca,[])2ZrSi3O9•2(H2O) 22.00% Zr 414.57
Ceriopyrochlore-(Ce)   (Ce,Ca,Y)2(Nb,Ta)2O6(OH,F) 1.63% Zr 560.46
Dalyite   K2ZrSi6O15 14.36% Zr 571.59
Darapiosite   KNa2Zr[Li(Mn,Zr)2Si12O30] 12.13% Zr 1,128.27
Davisite  ! Ca(Sc,Ti+++,Mg,Ti++++)AlSiO6 1.55% Zr 235.70
Dovyrenite  ! Ca6Zr[Si2O7]2(OH)4 12.40% Zr 728.49
Dualite  ! Na30(Ca,Na,Ce,Sr)12(Na,Mn,Fe,Ti)6Zr3Ti3MnSi51O144(OH,H2O,Cl)9 4.00% Zr 5,953.87
Dusmatovite   K(K,Na,[])(Mn++,Y,Zr)2(Zn,Li)3Si12O30 1.55% Zr 1,176.31
Elpidite   Na2ZrSi6O15•3(H2O) 15.21% Zr 599.75
Eudialyte   Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe++,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2(?) 9.19% Zr 992.15
Eveslogite  ! (Ca,K,Na,Sr,Ba)48[(Ti,Nb,Fe,Mn)12(OH)12Si48O144](F,OH,Cl)14 0.25% Zr 6,800.28
Feklichevite  ! Na11Ca9(Fe+++,Fe++)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 8.56% Zr 3,038.68
Ferrokentbrooksite  ! Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 8.67% Zr 3,231.96
Gaidonnayite   Na2ZrSi3O9•2(H2O) 22.72% Zr 401.49
Gainesite   Na2Zr2Be(PO4)4•1-2(H2O) 24.25% Zr 639.49
Georgbarsanovite  ! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe++3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2•H2O 8.94% Zr 3,297.19
Georgechaoite   KNaZrSi3O9•2(H2O) 21.85% Zr 417.59
Gittinsite   CaZrSi2O7 30.46% Zr 299.47
Golyshevite  ! (Na,Ca)10Ca9(Fe+++,Fe++)2Zr3NbSi25O72(CO3)(OH)3•H2O 9.26% Zr 2,925.34
Grenmarite  ! (Zr,Mn)2(Zr,Ti)(Mn,Na)(Na,Ca)4(Si2O7)2(O,F)4 24.20% Zr 780.16
Gutkovaite-Mn  ! CaK2Mn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4•5(H2O) 0.07% Zr 1,243.09
Hafnon   HfSiO4 2.24% Zr 244.28
Haineaultite  ! (Na,Ca)5Ca(Ti,Nb)5(Si,S)12O34(OH,F)8•5(H2O) 0.23% Zr 1,557.11
Hainite   Na4Ca8(Ti,Zr,Mn,Fe)3Si8O28F8 5.01% Zr 1,456.09
Hiarneite  ! (Ca,Mn,Na)2(Zr,Mn+++)5(Sb,Ti,Fe)2O16 29.85% Zr 916.77
Hilairite   Na2ZrSi3O9•3(H2O) 21.75% Zr 419.50
Hiortdahlite   (Ca,Na,Y)3(Zr,Ti)Si2O7(F,O,OH)2 14.72% Zr 371.93
IMA2003-019  ! Na6Sr12Ba2Zr13Si39B4O123(OH)6•20(H2O) 19.07% Zr 6,218.79
IMA2008-046  ! MgZr(PO4)2•4H2O 24.16% Zr 377.53
Ikranite  ! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe+++2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl•2-3H2O 10.38% Zr 2,760.39
Janhaugite   (Na,Ca)3(Mn++,Fe++)3(Ti++++,Zr,Nb)2Si4O15(OH,F,O)3 4.72% Zr 773.35
Jinshajiangite   Na2K5BaCa(Fe,Mn)8(Ti,Fe,Nb,Zr)4Si8O32(O,F,H2O)6 0.52% Zr 1,770.72
Johnsenite-(Ce)  ! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(CO3)(OH,Cl)2 7.33% Zr 3,374.09
Kapustinite  ! Na5.5Mn0.25ZrSi6O16(OH)2 12.04% Zr 689.44
Keldyshite   Na2-xHxZrSi2O7•n(H2O) 27.61% Zr 330.41
Kentbrooksite  ! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6Mn++Zr3NbSi25O74F2•2(H2O) 7.02% Zr 3,900.86
Khibinskite   K2ZrSi2O7 27.02% Zr 337.59
Khomyakovite  ! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 8.17% Zr 3,349.55
Kimzeyite   Ca3(Zr,Ti)2(Si,Al,Fe+++)3O12 24.24% Zr 564.59
Kochite  ! Na2(Na,Ca)4Ca4(Mn,Ca)2Zr2Ti2(Si2O7)4(O,F)4F4 9.21% Zr 1,505.08
Komkovite   BaZrSi3O9•3(H2O) 17.86% Zr 510.85
Kosnarite   KZr++++2(PO4)3 36.02% Zr 506.46
Kostylevite   K2ZrSi3O9•(H2O) 21.95% Zr 415.69
Kristiansenite  ! Ca2ScSn(Si2O7)(Si2O6OH) 0.31% Zr 291.23
Labyrinthite  ! (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 8.87% Zr 6,108.05
Lakargiite  ! CaZrO3 29.85% Zr 177.87
Lavenite   (Na,Ca)2(Mn,Fe++)(Zr,Ti,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F) 21.94% Zr 374.22
Lemoynite   (Na,K)2CaZr2Si10O26•5-6(H2O) 15.27% Zr 1,075.15
Litvinskite  ! Na2([],Na,Mn)Zr[Si6O12(OH,O)6] 14.74% Zr 618.88
Loranskite-(Y)   (Y,Ce,Ca)ZrTaO6(?) 17.68% Zr 464.38
Loudounite   NaCa5Zr4Si16O40(OH)11•8(H2O) 18.16% Zr 2,008.82
Loveringite   (Ca,Ce)(Ti,Fe+++,Cr,Mg)21O38 3.26% Zr 1,678.43
Lovozerite   H4Na2Ca(Zr,Ti)[Si6O18] 10.91% Zr 626.98
Malhmoodite   FeZr(PO4)2•4(H2O) 22.30% Zr 409.07
Manganokhomyakovite  ! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 8.18% Zr 3,346.83
Marianoite  ! Na2Ca4(Nb,Zr)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4 10.35% Zr 792.51
Mccrillisite   NaCs(Be,Li)Zr2(PO4)4•1-2(H2O) 24.21% Zr 753.75
Menezesite  ! Ba2MgZr4(BaNb12O42)•12H2O 9.03% Zr 2,778.48
Mogovidite  ! Na9(Ca,Na)6Ca6Fe2Zr3[]Si25O72(CO3)(OH)4 8.98% Zr 3,066.24
Mongshanite  * (Mg,Cr,Fe++)2(Ti,Zr)5O12 30.65% Zr 595.20
Mosandrite   Na(Na,Ca)2(Ca,Ce,Y)4(Ti,Nb,Zr)(Si2O7)2(O,F)2F3 1.00% Zr 913.39
Nalivkinite  ! Li2NaFe++7Ti2Si8O24(OH)4F 1.11% Zr 1,309.53
Natrolemoynite  ! Na4Zr2Si10O26•9(H2O) 16.17% Zr 1,128.53
Niobokupletskite  ! K2Na(Mn,Zn,Fe)7(Nb,Zr,Ti)2Si8O26(OH)4(O,F) 2.65% Zr 1,377.37
Normandite  ! NaCa(Mn++,Fe++)(Ti,Nb,Zr)Si2O7(O,F)2 2.37% Zr 385.62
Oneillite  ! Na15Ca3Mn3Fe++3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 8.75% Zr 3,128.56
Painite   CaZrB[Al9O18] 0.62% Zr 586.42
Parakeldyshite   Na2ZrSi2O7 29.87% Zr 305.37
Paraumbite   K3Zr2HSi6O18•n(H2O)n=3to7 22.49% Zr 811.30
Penkvilksite   Na4(Ti++++,Zr)2[Si8O22]•4(H2O) 5.32% Zr 858.12
Petarasite   Na5Zr2Si6O18(Cl,OH)•2(H2O) 21.90% Zr 832.99
Piergorite-(Ce)  ! Ca8Ce2(Al0.5 Fe+++0.5)([ ],Li,Be)2Si6B8O36(OH,F)2 0.12% Zr 1,498.89
Raslakite  ! Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)(Si25O73)(OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH) 2.47% Zr 2,774.01
Rastsvetaevite  ! Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(O,OH,H2O)6Cl2 9.03% Zr 6,063.62
Reidite  ! ZrSiO4 49.77% Zr 183.31
Rengeite  ! Sr4ZrTi4Si4O22 6.86% Zr 1,063.06
Rosenbuschite   (Ca,Na)3(Zr,Ti)Si2O8F 17.50% Zr 390.97
Sabinaite   (Na,Ca)4Zr2Ti(CO3)4O4 28.74% Zr 634.87
Samarskite-(Yb)  ! (Yb,Y,REE,U,Th,Ca,Fe++) (Nb,Ta,Ti)O4 0.76% Zr 312.29
Sazhinite-(La)  ! Na3La[Si6O15]•2(H2O) 0.14% Zr 652.93
Sazykinaite-(Y)   Na5YZrSi6018•6(H2O) 10.61% Zr 859.67
Seidozerite   (Na,Ca)2(Zr,Ti,Mn)2Si2O7(O,F)2 17.33% Zr 368.38
Selwynite   NaK(Be,Al)Zr2(PO4)4•2(H2O) 27.07% Zr 673.96
Sogdianite   (K,Na)2(Li,Fe+++,Al)3ZrSi12O30 8.69% Zr 1,049.22
Srilankite   (Ti,Zr)O2 25.14% Zr 90.71
Steenstrupine-(Ce)   Na14Ce6Mn++Mn+++Fe++2(Zr,Th)(Si6O18)2(PO4)7•3(H2O) 2.18% Zr 3,142.39
Strontiochevkinite   (Sr,REE)4Fe(Ti,Zr)2Ti2Si4O22 4.00% Zr 1,140.23
Surkhobite  ! KBa3Ca2Na2(Mn, Fe++,Fe+++)16Ti8(Si2O7)8O8(OH)4 (F,O,OH)8 0.26% Zr 3,523.22
Taseqite  ! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2 7.61% Zr 3,403.45
Tazheranite   CaTiZr2O8 45.80% Zr 398.40
Terskite   Na4ZrSi6O15(OH)2•2(H2O) 13.25% Zr 646.98
Tistarite  ! Ti2O3 0.64% Zr 142.66
Tranquillityite   Fe++8(Zr,Y)2Ti3Si3O24 11.04% Zr 1,239.95
Tumchaite  ! Na2(Zr,Sn)Si4O11•2(H2O) 14.79% Zr 462.51
Uhligite  ? Ca3(Ti,Al,Zr)9O20 15.48% Zr 883.91
Umbite   K2ZrSi3O9•(H2O) 21.95% Zr 415.69
Vlasovite   Na2ZrSi4O11 21.44% Zr 425.54
Voggite   Na2Zr(PO4)(CO3)(OH)•2(H2O) 26.42% Zr 345.22
Voronkovite  ! Na15(Na,Ca,Ce)3(Mn,Ca)3Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,O)4Cl•H2O 10.51% Zr 3,126.11
Wadeite   K2ZrSi3O9 22.94% Zr 397.67
Weloganite   Sr3Na2Zr(CO3)6•3(H2O) 11.20% Zr 814.16
Wohlerite   NaCa2(Zr,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F)2 11.54% Zr 395.27
Wycheproofite   NaAlZr(PO4)2(OH)2•(H2O) 23.81% Zr 383.17
Zektzerite   NaLiZrSi6O15 17.22% Zr 529.66
Zeravshanite  ! Cs4Na2Zr3(Si18O45)(H2O)2 11.75% Zr 2,118.63
Zircon   ZrSiO4 43.14% Zr 190.31
Zirconolite   (Ca,Ce)Zr(Ti,Nb,Fe+++)2O7 25.07% Zr 363.87
Zirconolite-2M   CaZrTi2O7 26.91% Zr 339.06
Zirconolite-3O   (Ca,Fe,Y,Th)2Fe(Ti,Nb)3Zr2O7 26.03% Zr 385.57
Zirconolite-3T   CaZrTi2O7 26.91% Zr 339.06
Zircophyllite   K2(Na,Ca)(Mn,Fe++)7(Zr,Nb)2Si8O26(OH)4F 10.25% Zr 1,423.34
Zircosulfate   Zr(SO4)2•4(H2O) 25.67% Zr 355.41
Zirkelite   (Ca,Th,Ce)Zr(Ti,Nb)2O7 23.83% Zr 382.76
Zirsilite-(Ce)  ! (Na,[])12(Ce,Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O 8.27% Zr 3,310.41
Zirsinalite   Na6(Ca,Mn,Fe++)Zr[Si6O18] 12.44% Zr 733.35

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