zircon

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By measuring the krypton trapped inside the crystals, the researchers were able to estimate how long the zircon grains remained near the surface before eventually being buried.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Analyst Matthew Hope says the Chinese market is weak right now, and one of Iluka’s competitors has reduced its zircon price for China.

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

The study analysed a 4.45 billion-year-old zircon grain from the famous Martian meteorite NWA7034, also known as Black Beauty, and found geochemical 'fingerprints' of water-rich fluids.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

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