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Zirconium vs Selwynite - What's the difference?

zirconium | selwynite |

As nouns the difference between zirconium and selwynite

is that zirconium is while selwynite is (mineralogy) a tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal deep purplish blue mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and zirconium.

zirconium

English

(wikipedia zirconium)

Noun

(-)
  • a metallic chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40.

    • Derived terms

    () * cubic zirconium oxide * potassium zirconium fluoride * zircaloy, zircalloy * zirco-, zirconio-, zircono- * zirconium carbide * zirconium dioxide * zirconium nitride * zirconium oxide * zirconium tetrachloride

    Related terms

    () * zircon * zircona * zirconia * zirconic * zirconolite

    See also

    * baddeleyite * hyacinth * jacinth * jargon * ligure ----

    selwynite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal deep purplish blue mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and zirconium.

    • References

    * Selwynite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Selwynite.shtml]