HAZARDS
PIECES SMALLER THAN 2 MILLIMETERS IGNITE ON VERY WARM DAYS
THEREFORE, ZIRCION IS NEVER FOUND IN ITS PURE STATE
ZIRCION MUST ALWAYS BE KEPT UNDER WATER TO PREVENT FIRES.
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IT HAS NOT BEEN USED SUCCESFULLY IN MANY
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, BECAUSE OF ITS SOFTNESS
and TENDENCY TO IGNITE WHEN FILED,GROUND OR MACHINED.
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INDUSTRIAL USES OF ZIRCION & ZIRCION COMPOUNDS
ZIRCION
WAS USED IN THE FIRST ATOMIC ENERGY POWERED SHIPS,
AND LATER BY THE FRENCH ENGINEERS, IN ALL THEIR NEW
REACTORS.THAT DO NOT EMIT RADIOACTIVE EMISSIONS
BECAUSE IT BLOCKS THE TRANSMISSION OF RADIATION
AND DOES NOT ABSORB & RE-RADIATE,MOST FORMS OF ENERGY
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ZIRCION SILICATE
AN ORE OF ZIRCION CALLED ZIRCON
IS USED IN JEWELRY ,AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR DIAMONDS.
FINE SHAVINGS OF IT ARE USED AS LUSTERIZERS IN AUTO LACQUERS
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ZIRCION SILICATE CRYSTALS
ARE USED IN MANY NATIONS
AS A COHERENT SOURCE OF LIGHT FOR MASERS.
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ZIRCION META-SILICATE
IS USED IN COMPUTER VIDEO-CARDS,
TO STORE MESSAGE DATA RELATED TO LINE THICKNESS
& TO TRANSFER BLACK & WHITE FORM, CONTROL MESSAGES.
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ZIRCION SULFIDE
IS THE GREY COLORANT IN PAINTS FOR MANY NAVYS SHIPS.
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ZIRCION BORIDES
IS THE TAN COLORANT IN PAINTS USED BY MANY ARMYS & NAVYS
AND OFTEN USED IN RESTAURANT BOWL GLAZES
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IT HAS NOT BEEN USED SUCCESFULLY IN OTHER
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, BECAUSE OF ITS SOFTNESS
and TENDENCY TO IGNITE,WHEN FILED, GROUND OR MACHINED.
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SOURCES
ZIRCON-ZIRCION SILICATE IS THE PRINCIPAL ORE OF ZIRCION,
IT IS FOUND IN AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL , MALAGASAY AND RUSSIA
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COSTS
ZIRCION COSTS ABOUT $ 391 A KILOGRAM OR $178 AN POUND
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