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Zirconium vs Wadeite - What's the difference?

zirconium | wadeite |

As nouns the difference between zirconium and wadeite

is that zirconium is while wadeite is (mineralogy) a hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing oxygen, potassium, silicon, and zirconium.

zirconium

English

(wikipedia zirconium)

Noun

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  • 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 ----

    wadeite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing oxygen, potassium, silicon, and zirconium.

    • References

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