Aran zirkonium kaambil saking aran mineral zirkon (kruna puniki kakait sareng Basa Persia] zargun (zircon; zar-gun, "sekadi mas" utawi "dados mas"), wit zirkonium pinih penting.[1] Punika logam transisi nyalang, klau masawang putih, kuat sekadi hafnium miwah, ring tingkat luwih éndép, titanium.
The name zirconium is taken from the name of the mineral zircon (the word is related to Persian zargun (zircon; zar-gun, "gold-like" or "as gold")), the most important source of zirconium.[5] It is a lustrous, grey-white, strong transition metal that closely reseles