Synonyms:
zircon, zirconium_silicate
Meaning: a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent
Usage examples
Most of the broad summit is comparatively level and thick sown with crystals, quartz, mica, hornblende, feldspar, granite, zircon, tourmaline, etc., weathered out and strewn closely and loosely as if they had been sown broadcast.