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Zirconium dioxide
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<p>Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2), sometimes known as zirconia (not to be confused with zirconium silicate or <a href="/facts/Zircon/84APfbLt">zircon</a>), is a white crystalline <a href="/facts/Oxide/DXtoVe1C">oxide</a> of <a href="/facts/Zirconium/y7gsoQFz">zirconium</a>. Its most naturally occurring form, with a <a href="/facts/Monoclinic_crystal_system/5PCwXvzX">monoclinic crystalline structure</a>, is the <a href="/facts/Mineral/LkUFbNmv">mineral</a> <a href="/facts/Baddeleyite/Ddl3jetz">baddeleyite</a>. A dopant stabilized cubic structured zirconia, <a href="/facts/Cubic_zirconia/zaxk0fuh">cubic zirconia</a>, is synthesized in various colours for use as a <a href="/facts/Gemstone/kHffmvE3">gemstone</a> and a <a href="/facts/Diamond_simulant/orvPR8u0">diamond simulant</a>. </p>