Mineral Species containing Zirconium (Zr)

Element Properties, Isotopic Compositions for Zirconium

**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%

Zirconium (Zr) Minerals sorted by Mineral Name

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**133 Minerals containing Zirconium (Zr) sorted by Mineral Name**
% Zr	Mineral Name	Chemical Formula	MW
8.69 % Zr	Sogdianite	(K,Na)2(Li,Fe+++,Al)3ZrSi12O30	1,049.22
25.14 % Zr	Srilankite	(Ti,Zr)O2	90.71
2.18 % Zr	Steenstrupine-(Ce) #	Na14Ce6Mn++Mn+++Fe++2(Zr,Th)(Si6O18)2(PO4)7·3(H2O)	3,142.39
4.00 % Zr	Strontiochevkinite	(Sr,REE)4Fe(Ti,Zr)2Ti2Si4O22	1,140.23
0.26 % Zr	Surkhobite !	KBa3Ca2Na2(Mn, Fe++,Fe+++)16Ti8(Si2O7)8O8(OH)4 (F,O,OH)8	3,523.22
7.61 % Zr	Taseqite !	Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2	3,403.45
45.80 % Zr	Tazheranite	CaTiZr2O8	398.40
13.25 % Zr	Terskite	Na4ZrSi6O15(OH)2·2(H2O)	646.98
0.64 % Zr	Tistarite !	Ti2O3	142.66
11.04 % Zr	Tranquillityite	Fe++8(Zr,Y)2Ti3Si3O24	1,239.95
14.79 % Zr	Tumchaite !	Na2(Zr,Sn)Si4O11·2(H2O)	462.51
15.48 % Zr	Uhligite ?	Ca3(Ti,Al,Zr)9O20	883.91
21.95 % Zr	Umbite	K2ZrSi3O9·(H2O)	415.69
21.44 % Zr	Vlasovite	Na2ZrSi4O11	425.54
26.42 % Zr	Voggite	Na2Zr(PO4)(CO3)(OH)·2(H2O)	345.22
10.51 % Zr	Voronkovite !	Na15(Na,Ca,Ce)3(Mn,Ca)3Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,O)4Cl·H2O	3,126.11
22.94 % Zr	Wadeite #	K2ZrSi3O9	397.67
11.20 % Zr	Weloganite	Sr3Na2Zr(CO3)6·3(H2O)	814.16
11.54 % Zr	Wohlerite #	NaCa2(Zr,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F)2	395.27
23.81 % Zr	Wycheproofite	NaAlZr(PO4)2(OH)2·(H2O)	383.17
17.22 % Zr	Zektzerite	NaLiZrSi6O15	529.66
11.75 % Zr	Zeravshanite !	Cs4Na2Zr3(Si18O45)(H2O)2	2,118.63
43.14 % Zr	Zircon #	ZrSiO4	190.31
25.07 % Zr	Zirconolite	(Ca,Ce)Zr(Ti,Nb,Fe+++)2O7	363.87
26.91 % Zr	Zirconolite-2M	CaZrTi2O7	339.06
26.03 % Zr	Zirconolite-3O #	(Ca,Fe,Y,Th)2Fe(Ti,Nb)3Zr2O7	385.57
26.91 % Zr	Zirconolite-3T	CaZrTi2O7	339.06
10.25 % Zr	Zircophyllite	K2(Na,Ca)(Mn,Fe++)7(Zr,Nb)2Si8O26(OH)4F	1,423.34
25.67 % Zr	Zircosulfate	Zr(SO4)2·4(H2O)	355.41
23.83 % Zr	Zirkelite	(Ca,Th,Ce)Zr(Ti,Nb)2O7	382.76
8.27 % Zr	Zirsilite-(Ce) !	(Na,[ ])12(Ce, Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)·H2O	3,310.41
12.44 % Zr	Zirsinalite	Na6(Ca,Mn,Fe++)Zr[Si6O18]	733.35

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