GT Zirkon
Family overview
- Ultra Light Italic
- Thin Italic
- Light Italic
- Book Italic
- Regular Italic
- Medium Italic
- Bold Italic
- Black Italic
- Ultra LightMinerals can be described by their various physical properties, which are related to their chemical structure and composition.
- Ultra Light ItalicSome rocks, such as limestone or quartzite, are composed primarily of one mineral—calcite or aragonite in the case of limestone, and quartz in the latter case.
- ThinConnected to internal radiation damage, these processes partially disrupt the crystal structure and partly explain the highly variable properties of zircon.
- Thin ItalicConnected to internal radiation damage, these processes partially disrupt the crystal structure and partly explain the highly variable properties of zircon.
- LightMinerals are classified by key chemical constituents; the two dominant systems are the Dana classification and the Strunz classification.
- Light ItalicAn interesting habit occasionally exhibited in Zircon from a few localities is that their color darkens and their luster dulls upon prolonged exposure to sunlight.
- BookMineral classification schemes and their definitions are evolving to match recent advances in mineral science.
- Book ItalicThe English word “zircon” is derived from “Zirkon”, which is the German adaptation of this word.
- RegularOn the Isle of Skye near Ireland, is a chapel dedicated to St. Columbus, and on the altar is a round crystalline blue stone held sacred to weather and health.
- Regular ItalicZircon is mainly consumed as an opacifier, and has been known to be used in the decorative ceramics industry.
- MediumZircons from Jack Hills in the Narryer Gneiss Terrane, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, have yielded U-Pb ages up to 4.404 billion years
- Medium ItalicManly P. Hall and other students of esoteric wisdom have also noted that many ancient crystals were produced by ‘zodiacal formulae’ grown at specific times, when the sun, moon and planets were in special heavenly positions.
- BoldZircon is a common accessory to trace mineral constituent of most granite and felsic igneous rocks.
- Bold ItalicAn interesting habit occasionally exhibited in Zircon from a few localities is that their color darkens and their luster dulls upon prolonged exposure to sunlight.
- BlackThe dark brown to black color observed in most Zircon crystals is caused from iron oxide impurities.
- Black ItalicZircon is a common accessory to trace mineral constituent of most granite and felsic igneous rocks.
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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
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GT Zirkon in use

