ZIRCON SAND

TYPICAL CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

ZIRCONIA (ZrO
2
) 65.90%
SILICA (SiO
2
) 32.54
ALUMINA (Al
2
O
3
) 1.15
TITANIA (TiO
2
) 0.27
FERROUS OXIDE (Fe
2
O
3
) 0.04
SILICA (Free) (SiO
2
) 0.10

TYPICAL MINERAL COMPOSITION

ZIRCON (ZrSiO
4
) 97.0%
KYANITE (Al
2
SiO
5
) 2.0
RUTILE (TiO
2
) 0.3
MISCELLANEOUS MINERALS < 1.0

TYPICAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

BULK DENSITY (Uncompacted) 2.64 2.80 g/cm
3
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 4.62 4.67
MELTING POINT 2100 2300 C
COEFFICIENT OF LINEAR EXPANSION 7.2 x 10
6
cm/cm C
pH 5.5 7.0
HARDNESS 7.0 - 7.5 Mohs

TYPICAL SIEVE ANALYSIS

U.S. Sieve Percent Retained (%)
#50 < 1 %
#70 1
#100 14
#140 63
#200 21
#270 1
Pan < 1