hafnon
English
Etymology
From hafnium + zircon.
Noun
hafnon (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A mineral of hafnium silicate ore, having the chemical formula HfSiO4, produced synthetically by substituting hafnium for the zirconium in zircon.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Hafnon”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “hafnon”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.