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Zirconium dioxide (ZrO. 2), sometimes known as zirconia (not to be confused with zircon), is a white crystalline oxide of zirconium. Its most naturally occurring form, with a monoclinic crystalline structure, is the mineral baddeleyite. A dopant stabilized cubic structured zirconia, cubic zirconia, is synthesized in various colours for use as a gemstone and a diamond simulant. 1 Production, chemical properties, occurrence.
Zircon is a type of gemstone. It's desirable because of the range of colors that it comes in and because it's less expensive than other gemstones, especially diamonds. Although it sometimes gets confused with cubic zirconia, the two are only similar in name.