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Zircon’s Role in Diamond Exploration

By Alison Withey November 1, 2014 Zircon
Zircon’s Role in Diamond Exploration

Zircon plays an important role in the search for diamonds. Diamond prospectors have learned to look for certain minerals in the field because they may point to the existence of a…

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