Assertion: mineral zircon | /r/HasProperty | zrsio
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text: The primary commercial source of zirconium is the silicate mineral zircon (ZrSiO 4 ), which occurs in Brazil, Australia, Russia, South Africa, India, the United States, and in smaller amounts elsewhere in the world.
text: Today, most zirconium is obtained from the minerals zircon (ZrSiO 4 ) and baddeleyite (ZrO 2 ) through a process known as the Kroll Process.
text: For example, the minerals zircon, ZrSiO 4 (zirconium orthosilicate), and baddeleyite, which is essentially pure zirconium dioxide, ZrO 2 , generally have a hafnium content that varies from a few tenths of 1 percent to several percent.
text: In the USSR, the mineral zircon, ZrSiO 4 , is the major industrial source for the production of zirconium.