Assertion: zircon | /r/HasProperty | resistant
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: to weathering
type: CAUSE
value: to chemical changes
type: CAUSE
value: to chemical attack
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to heat
type: CAUSE
value: to corrosion
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to abrasion
type: OTHER
value: to chemical alteration
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Zircon is highly resistant to chemical alteration and abrasion.
text: Zircon is also very resistant to heat and corrosion.
text: Originally formed by crystallization from a magma or in metamorphic rocks, zircons are so durable and resistant to chemical attack that they rarely go away.
text: Because zircons are exceptionally resistant to chemical changes, they have become the gold standard for determining the age of ancient rocks.
text: Rutile, ilmenite, zircon, garnet, magnetite, diamond and monazite are all hard minerals that are resistant to weathering.