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"In nature, zirconium minerals invariably exist as oxides" --> Not true. There is, e.g., zircosulfate (hydrated zirconium(IV) sulfate); kosnarite - a potassium zirconium phosphate - is actually a minor potential Zr ore; weloganite is an example of a Zr-rich carbonate; and there is more. Eudialytos ( talk) 20:48, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
Is it possible the author used “oxides” to mean anions that form oxygen-zirconium bonds? The sentence would then mean there are no naturally occurring zirconium halides, sulfides and the like. Definitely good to clarify this point. Ben ( talk) 21:48, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
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"In nature, zirconium minerals invariably exist as oxides" --> Not true. There is, e.g., zircosulfate (hydrated zirconium(IV) sulfate); kosnarite - a potassium zirconium phosphate - is actually a minor potential Zr ore; weloganite is an example of a Zr-rich carbonate; and there is more. Eudialytos ( talk) 20:48, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
Is it possible the author used “oxides” to mean anions that form oxygen-zirconium bonds? The sentence would then mean there are no naturally occurring zirconium halides, sulfides and the like. Definitely good to clarify this point. Ben ( talk) 21:48, 5 December 2022 (UTC)