hafnon

English

Etymology

From hafnium +‎ zircon.

Noun

hafnon (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A mineral of hafnium silicate ore, having the chemical formula HfSiO₄, produced synthetically by substituting hafnium for the zirconium in zircon.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Hafnon”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “hafnon”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.