GT Zirkon
Family overview
- Ultra Light Italic
- Thin Italic
- Light Italic
- Book Italic
- Regular Italic
- Medium Italic
- Bold Italic
- Black Italic
- Ultra LightCommercially valuable minerals and rocks are referred to as industrial minerals.
- Ultra Light ItalicZircon often contains traces of radioactive elements in its structure, which causes it to be metamict.
- ThinZircon is mainly consumed as an opacifier, and has been known to be used in the decorative ceramics industry.
- Thin ItalicRadioactive dating shows that the zircon crystals were formed more than 4 billion years ago.
- LightThe dark brown to black color observed in most Zircon crystals is caused from iron oxide impurities.
- Light ItalicNew York University chemists have created three-dimensional DNA structures, a breakthrough bridging the molecular world to the world where we live.
- BookZircon 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.
- Book ItalicCursed gems are the exception to the rule, however, for in most respects, gems and crystals are generally looked upon favorably, having properties for good luck, for healing, and in aiding in psychic abilities.
- RegularZircon 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.
- Regular ItalicResearchers found that same carbon 12 isotope in the diamond specks, indicating that they may have been formed from ancient microbes that were buried deep underground and subjected to enormous pressure.
- MediumAs short and stubby crystals, as well as prismatic which are sometimes elongated.
- Medium 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.
- BoldThe English word “zircon” is derived from “Zirkon”, which is the German adaptation of this word.
- Bold ItalicChemical substitution and coordination polyhedra explain this common feature of minerals.
- BlackAn interesting habit occasionally exhibited in Zircon from a few localities is that their color darkens and their luster dulls upon prolonged exposure to sunlight.
- Black ItalicMineral classification schemes and their definitions are evolving to match recent advances in mineral science.
- 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
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GT Zirkon in use

