Silicato di zirconio: origine, produzione, radioattività

Zirconium silicate is a strategic raw material for the ceramic industry, as it turned into a hardly replaceable component of glazes and porcelain stoneware bodies, where it plays as opacifier or "whitening". Moreover, zirconium silicate is the primary source of zirconium oxide, which take part in the formulation of many frita and ceramic pigments. Data about geology of zirconium sources, zirconiferous minerals production, zircon processing and radioactivity are presented and discussed