Zargun is the Persian name gemologists use for small zircons. Of similar structure that the mineral I studied in week # 2, January 8-14, it is a naturally occurring mineral of the tetragonal family that can be slightly radioactive.
02-25. Zargun #7.
“Mechanical Klee”
Beautiful but strange structure emerging on the last day of this series. I left A. Kolesov, C. Geiger & T. Armbruster resource data on the dynamic properties of a zargun (zircon) – almost untouched. A timeless representation of a 4 billion-year-old crystal. It also reminds me of some of the dreamy figures Paul Klee use to draw.
02-24. Zargun #6.
Zargun crystal structure – after R. Wyckoff database resource.
02-23. Zargun #5.
Same cell unit than yesterday, exposed to p:37.1 bar pressure this time. Is art sensitive to stress? So would glass, as in stained glass window – and glass is sand!
Database resource by R. Hazen & L. Finger.
02-22. Zargun #4
The polyhedra in this image drew me in this Japanese origami paper folding arrangement. Don’t ask me why – privilege of art I guess! I sprinkled it with some real zircon (zargun) for good measure.
From a database resource by R Hazen & L. Finger: Crystal structure and compressibility of zircon at high pressure; p:28.9 kbar.
02-21. Zargun #3.
Atoms on a plate.
From a database resource by R. Hazen & L. Finger.
02-20. Zargun #2.
Crystal structure and compressibility of zircon (zargun) at high pressure.
Science and Nature are inspiring in many more ways than one! From a database resource by R. Hazen & L. Finger.
02-19. Zargun #1.
Week 8, from chrysoberyl to (zargun) – the oldest mineral on earth! More background information, the second week of January.
First big mistake of the project. I already did a (zargun- zircon) the second week of January. I caught with the mishap only March – too late to change the blog structure!
I guess credits go to the UofA extensive resource library and the VESTA program that allows me to investigate so many possible outcomes. I didn’t even notice the similarities with the previous series!
I could have removed this entire week or keep it as is – I decided to keep it as is – with a different name this time to separate the two series. Zargun it will be. It is the ancient Persian name for zircon. The gold-hued one – a fitting tribute to the oldest mineral on the planet.
This first visualization is made after a database resource by B. Kolesov, C. Geiger, and T. Armbruster.
