The mineral zircon is the oldest known piece of Earth existing on the surface today. The oldest bits date back as far as 4.37 billion years — not too far from the age of Earth itself at about 4. ...

Coexisting with monazite in beach sand deposits, zircon, a silicate mineral, contains zirconium and hafnium. Separated through intricate physical and chemical processes, zircon is indispensable ...

Not just known from Superman stories, this mineral’s unique properties could play a key role in powering Australia’s energy ...

The mineral is zircon, and scientists have found bits of it that formed 4.37 billion years ago, not too long after the proto-Earth's epic collision with a Mars-sized object that spawned our moon.

"Customers remain cautious; and Iluka's assessment is that significant re-stocking of zircon products is yet to occur. This re-stocking could provide a boost to volumes in due course, once the impacts ...

A growing portfolio of mineral sands, gas and rare earths projects is driving the north-west’s resources future.

Researchers discovered the mineral, called reidite, at the Rock Elm impact structure in western Wisconsin. Reidite is a dense form of zircon, one of the hardiest minerals on Earth.

During their laboratory research, Kanan and Chen adopted a similar process but replaced the sand with another mineral containing magnesium and silicate ions. When heated, the minerals exchange ...

Even the planet’s most common mineral, a lower mantle magnesium iron silicate known as bridgmanite, was largely theoretical until 2014, when it was discovered to have naturally occurred within a ...

ASX-listed Australian Zircon on Wednesday revealed that it would need to contribute some A$338.4-million towards the construction of its 80%-held WIM150 mineral sands project, in Victoria. The ...

Scientists have understood for years that silicate minerals react with CO 2 and water to remove CO 2 from the atmosphere, acting as a thermostat that kept Earth’s climate broadly stable over ...