Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, Universityof Wisconsin - Green Bay
Below are some large zircon crystals in plane and crossed polars.
Below is a very typical appearance of small zircons in biotite. Uranium and thorium substitute for zirconium, and their decay produces radiation damage in the surrounding material.
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