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noun

  • A common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent.
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(n.) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or gray color. It consists of silica and zirconia. A red variety, used as a gem, is called hyacinth. Colorless, pale-yellow or smoky-brown varieties from Ceylon are called jargon.
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