Zirconium Oxide Lotion

The name and symbol come from the Persian word zargun, meaning gold colored. Various forms of zirconium have been known in the form of gemstones since ancient times, but it was Klaproth who noted an unidentified substance in a jargon stone. The elemental metal (in impure form) was isolated in 1824 by Berzelius. Zirconium has been found in stars, meteorites, and lunar rocks. It exists as a compound widely in nature but is usually found in quantities too small to be of commercial interest. Zirconium is used in specialized laboratory equipment, explosives, and lamp filaments and in lotions to treat poison ivy. In the form of zirconium oxide, it is used to make gems and for specialty glass. 

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