zircon

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The scientists examined microscopic zircon crystals collected from ancient beach sands.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

The study, titled "Ancient landscape evolution tracked through cosmogenic krypton in detrital zircon," was published in PNAS.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Commissioning of the Balranald mine in New South Wales, which aims to produce some 50,000 tons of zircon annually along with other mineral sands, is underway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

For decades, Iluka has been mining zircon in Australia - a key ingredient in ceramics, and titanium dioxide used in the pigmentation of paint, plastics and paper.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

Bournonite; apatite on muscovite; natural zircon in a spray of colors; dozens more minerals he cannot name.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr