Zircon (heavy mineral sand quarry operation)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'zircon' is a mineral. Zircon (zircon sand) or zirconium silicate is the main commercial zirconium mineral and it is a transition metal. It is the direct product of mining and mineral separation activities and a by-product of titania slag production. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: ceramic refractory and foundry industries production of hafnium sponge and zirconium sponge. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.