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Description About

Zircon


Zircon, also known as zircon silicate (ZrSiO4), is found in ancient mineral sand deposits. In the form of crystal sands, zircon is typically brown, but could also vary from colourless to yellow-golden, pink and red to blue and green.

Zircon is one of the two core product streams from 'mineral sands', the other being titanium minerals (ilmenite, leucoxene and rutile).

The majority of zircon sand is mined in Australia and the African continent. Current annual global production is in excess of one million tonnes. Almost half of the zircon produced globally is consumed by China, with other significant consuming regions including Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and India.


Some Information About Zircon


Deposits of mineral sands are formed along ancient coastlines where the heavier minerals were concentrated by wave and wind action. Most mineral sand deposits are found in unconsolidated fossil shorelines several hundred metres to tens of kilometres - or occasionally hundreds of kilometres - inland from the present coastline. Major deposits are found in Australia and Southern Africa, but also in South and Southeast Asia, China, East and West Africa, Ukraine and in North and South America.

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ZrSiO4


Uses Of Zircon Sand