The zirconium is a dual-use metal used for the production of nuclear reactor pipes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency)] Reference

Cubic zirconium is forever.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » The Truth About Diamonds] Reference

It looks like the titanium/zirconium ratios differ.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deception Point]

It was zirconia, a compound of zirconium, of course.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Beast of Space] Reference

Hafnium and zirconium are both used in nuclear reactors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hafnium] Reference

“Oh, you mean cubic zirconium,” the manager responded?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Buy Her Lab-Grown Diamonds this Year; Not Blood Diamonds] Reference

In addition, zirconium ore and zirconium metal is imported.    From Wordnik.com.  [Zirconium] Reference

"The titanium/zirconium ratios we're seeing in this sample?".    From Wordnik.com.  [Deception Point]

It's crafted of plated silver, with cubic zirconium centers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Looking for Cost Cuts in Lots of New Places] Reference

Zircon or zirconium silicate is commonly found as beach sand.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. Refractories] Reference

(By comparison, zirconium resources are about 14 million tons.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Hafnium] Reference

It is used instead of the more expensive zirconium oxide (ZrO2).    From Wordnik.com.  [12. Developing glazes] Reference

And zirconium is used as cladding for nuclear power reactor fuel.    From Wordnik.com.  [Background Briefing On China By Admin Officials] Reference

Hafnium is retrieved as a by-product from zirconium ore minerals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hafnium] Reference

Manganese, iron, cerium, or zirconium can be used in paint driers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cobalt] Reference

In a typical zirconium ore, there is a Zr: Hf ratio of about 50: 1.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hafnium] Reference

ZIRCON is itself a species of mineral and is a silicate of zirconium.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference

Glaze contains zirconium opacifier, which causes large amounts of gas.    From Wordnik.com.  [11. Glaze problems] Reference

From the filtrate alkalies throw down zirconium hydroxide, free from iron.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.] Reference

A lamp-filament of titanium and zirconium with electric lamps or with alloys?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Classification of Patents] Reference

Zircon (zirconium silicate, ZrSiO4) is the main opacifier, addition 10-30%.    From Wordnik.com.  [12. Developing glazes] Reference

I'm beginning to think that diamond was merely zirconium, false rock from Antwerp.    From Wordnik.com.  [joegood Diary Entry] Reference

In the production of superalloys, zirconium can often be used in place of hafnium.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hafnium] Reference

Different materials can be used in place of zirconium depending on the application.    From Wordnik.com.  [Zirconium] Reference

Examples of modifiers: titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, zirconium oxide, antimony oxide.    From Wordnik.com.  [12. Developing glazes] Reference

He reduced the mineral zircon to zirconium oxide in 1789, but never isolated the metal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Zirconium] Reference

zirconium reacts with oxygen, forming a thin coating of zirconium oxide on its surface.    From Wordnik.com.  [Zirconium] Reference

When zirconium is alloyed (mixed) with the element niobium, it becomes superconductive.    From Wordnik.com.  [Zirconium] Reference

Fourteen million tons of zirconium are in heavy-mineral sand deposits in the United States.    From Wordnik.com.  [Zirconium] Reference

Applications to silicon and zirconium are also being developed by Silex Systems near Sydney.    From Wordnik.com.  [Uranium enrichment] Reference

Another fuel is in the shape of rods and consists of a uranium and zirconium/hydride mixture.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nuclear fuel fabrication] Reference

zirconium chemicals (like zirconium dioxide) are made in Alabama, New Hampshire, New York and Ohio.    From Wordnik.com.  [Zirconium] Reference

In the real world, hafnium is closely related to zirconium, and it has many of the same properties.    From Wordnik.com.  [Knight Rider: Because Hafnium is better than none-ium] Reference

There are certain kinds of materials, for example, zirconium alloys which are used in weapons delivery systems.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 16, 2002] Reference

This number coincides with the atomic volumes of zirconium (21.7), cerium (21.1), lanthanum (22.6), and didymium.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882] Reference

After all, the earring is a piece of costume zirconium, a prop. He smiles, the gold caps on his front teeth flashing the initials MP.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Gangsta On The Block] Reference