GT Zirkon
Family overview
- Ultra Light Italic
- Thin Italic
- Light Italic
- Book Italic
- Regular Italic
- Medium Italic
- Bold Italic
- Black Italic
- Ultra LightThe name derives from the Persian zargun meaning gold-hued; this word is corrupted into “jargoon”, a term applied to light-colored zircons.
- Ultra Light ItalicMinerals are distinguished by various chemical and physical properties. Differences in chemical composition and crystal structure distinguish the various species, which were determined by the mineral’s geological environment when formed.
- ThinMineral classification schemes and their definitions are evolving to match recent advances in mineral science.
- Thin ItalicZircon is ubiquitous in the crust of Earth and it occurs as a common accessory mineral in igneous rocks, in metamorphic rocks and as detrital grains in sedimentary rocks.
- LightChemical substitution and coordination polyhedra explain this common feature of minerals.
- Light ItalicMinerals are distinguished by various chemical and physical properties. Differences in chemical composition and crystal structure distinguish the various species, which were determined by the mineral’s geological environment when formed.
- BookThe green coloring in many rounded pebbles usually indicates the Zircon is radioactive variety.
- Book ItalicScientists then studied the diamonds’ composition, looking specifically at their carbon isotopes.
- RegularZircon is a common accessory to trace mineral constituent of most granite and felsic igneous rocks.
- Regular ItalicAs short and stubby crystals, as well as prismatic which are sometimes elongated.
- MediumThe dark brown to black color observed in most Zircon crystals is caused from iron oxide impurities.
- Medium ItalicConnected to internal radiation damage, these processes partially disrupt the crystal structure and partly explain the highly variable properties of zircon.
- BoldScientists then studied the diamonds’ composition, looking specifically at their carbon isotopes.
- Bold ItalicZirconium is a chemical element with symbol Zr and atomic number 40.
- BlackRadioactive dating shows that the zircon crystals were formed more than 4 billion years ago.
- Black ItalicZircon is an important gemstone, with several color forms used in various forms of jewelry.
- Settings
Typeface information
GT Zirkon is an extravagant sans serif workhorse. It blends the worlds of rational tool and ornamentation by applying techniques used to optimize type for small sizes in a refined way.
Typeface features
OpenType features enable smart typography. You can use these features in most Desktop applications, on the web, and in your mobile apps. Each typeface contains different features. Below are the most important features included in GT Zirkon’s fonts:
- SS01
- Alternate Arrows
Volume ↗
- SS02
- Alternate f
Refraction
- ONUM
- Oldstyle Figures
0123456789
- SMCP
- Small Caps
Ore Deposit
Typeface Minisite


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GT Zirkon in use

