Zircon (/ˈzɜːrkɒn, -kən/) is a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates and is a source of the metal zirconium. Its chemical name is zirconium(IV)...

The 3M22 Zircon, also spelled as Tsirkon (Russian: Циркон, NATO reporting name: SS-N-33) is a Russian scramjet-powered, nuclear-capable hypersonic cruise...

Zircon is a mineral and gemstone. Zircon may also refer to: Zircon (microkernel), the microkernel of the operating system Google Fuchsia Cubic zirconia...

The Zircon affair was an incident in 1986 and 1987 caused by the planned broadcast on the BBC of a television programme about the ultimately cancelled...

The Zircons were a vocal-based, doo-wop style musical group from Harlem and later the Bronx, New York, in the late 1950s and 1960s. Vocal doo wop group...

zircon is the oldest-surviving crustal material from the Earth's earliest geological time period, the Hadean eon, about 4 billion years ago. Zircon is...

Zircon Lounge was a Singaporean band formed in the early 1980s that achieved popularity with the release of their influential debut album, Regal Vigor...

precisions in the 0.1–1 percent range. The method is usually applied to zircon. This mineral incorporates uranium and thorium atoms into its crystal structure...

Zircon was the codename for a British signals intelligence satellite, designed to intercept radio and other signals from the USSR, Europe and other areas...

from the name of the mineral zircon, the most important source of zirconium. The word is related to Persian zargun (zircon; zar-gun, "gold-like" or "as...

such as ChromeOS and Android, Fuchsia is based on a custom kernel named Zircon. It publicly debuted as a self-hosted git repository in August 2016 without...

Andrew Aversa (born June 23, 1987), known professionally as zircon, is an American electronic musician, composer, and audio technician primarily known...

Zircon Airways Benin was an airline based in Benin. It was founded in 2001 and ceased operations in 2002. IATA Code: Z4 ICAO Code: BZW (not current) Callsign:...

Hadean-Archean boundary. Hadean rocks are very rare, largely consisting of granular zircons from one locality (Jack Hills) in Western Australia. Hadean geophysical...

Titanium in zircon geothermometry is a form of a geothermometry technique by which the crystallization temperature of a zircon crystal can be estimated...

Detrital zircon geochronology is the science of analyzing the age of zircons deposited within a specific sedimentary unit by examining their inherent...

the 3M22 Zircon. According to reports published in April 2023, India has requested Russia to transfer the technology (ToT) of Russian 3M22 Zircon hypersonic...

voiced by Erica Lindbeck. In the musicals, she is played by Miho Suzuki. Zircon (ジルコン, Jirukon) is Zirconia's companion and tool, a flaming eyeball with...

Bullock as Prince Valium, a narcoleptic prince. Leslie Bevis as Commanderette Zircon, a minion of President Skroob on Planet Spaceball. Sandy Helberg as Dr....

zirconium. It occurs in nature as zircon, a silicate mineral. Powdered zirconium silicate is also known as zircon flour. Zirconium silicate is usually...

hypothesis). A stable crust was apparently in place by 4,433 Ma, since zircon crystals from Western Australia have been dated at 4,404 ± 8 Ma. The term...

terrestrial origin found to date: Hadean zircons that formed around 4.404 billion years ago. These zircons have enabled deeper research into the conditions...

this case. Unaffected specimens are termed high zircon while metamict specimens are termed low zircon. Other minerals known to undergo metamictisation...

Ga zircon is a slight outlier, with the oldest consistently dated zircon falling closer to 4.35 Ga. This zircon is part of a population of zircons within...

transformation altered it. Zircon (ZrSiO4) is commonly found in felsic igneous rock. Because both Ce3+ and Ce4+ can substitute for zirconium, Zircon often has a positive...

Zirconium dioxide (ZrO 2), sometimes known as zirconia (not to be confused with zircon), is a white crystalline oxide of zirconium. Its most naturally occurring...

USS Zircon (PY-16) was the private yacht Nakhoda acquired by the United States Navy in 1940 serving as an armed yacht from 1941 to 1946. The yacht Nakhoda...

In natural zircon ZrSiO4 part of the zirconium is replaced by the very similar hafnium and so natural zircon is never pure ZrSiO4. A zircon with 100% hafnium...

Milne, Alasdair. – The Memoirs of a British Broadcaster – History of the Zircon spy satellite affair, written by a former Director-General of the BBC. A...

rare polymorph of ZrSiO4 created when zircon experiences high pressure and temperature. Reidite is denser than zircon and has the same crystal structure...