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ZIRCONIUM

Zirconium is a lustrous, greyish-white, strong, ductile, metallic element, with the symbol Zr. It occurs in nature as the mineral zircon (zirconium silicate), from which it is obtained commercially. It is used in some ceramics, alloys for wire and filaments, steel manufacture, and nuclear reactors, where its low neutron absorption is advantageous.
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