Zircon

Zircon

Riou Pezzouliou alluvials, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

The drawing of an idealized crystal corresponding to the photo gives the forms : {100}, {110}, {101}, {201}, {211}.

© François Périnet

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Riou Pezzouliou alluvials, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

{110}, {101}

© François Périnet

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width 15 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried.

© Stephan Wolfsried 8/2008

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width 15 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried.

© Stephan Wolfsried 8/2008

Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection and photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Eas a Bradain, Luib, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK

1mm crystal. Steve Rust photo & collection.

© Steve Rust

Zircon

Eas a Bradain, Luib, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK

2mm double terminated prismatic crystal.

© Steve Rust

Zircon

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Nice 2.16 mm bi-color Zircon crystal. Collection A.Perugini photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Orange Zircon of 1.9 mm. Collection A.Perugini Photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

3,3 mm bi-color Zircon. Collection M.Moro Photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

5mm crystal

© Steve Rust

Zircon, Amphibole Supergroup

Riou Pezzouliou alluvials, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

{100}, {110}, {101} - double picture given by an amphibole crystal included

© François Périnet

Zircon

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

Crystal with 2x1x0,8cm - November of 2006

© Photo & Collection of Martins da Pedra

Zircon

Eas a Bradain, Luib, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK

1mm pale yellowish crystal with a chlorite replaced prismatic crystal of Fe rich pyroxene.

© Steve Rust

Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Picture width 3 mm. Collection Bernd Ternes. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Riou Pezzouliou alluvials, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

The drawing of an idealized crystal corresponding to the photo gives the forms : {100}, {101}, {110}, {201}, {211}.

© François Périnet

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 3 mm. Collection and photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 5 mm. Collection Bernd Ternes, foto Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2/2008

Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Picture width 3 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon, Aegirine

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

A scattering of zircon crystals up to 1 cm long on aegirine, from Mt. Malosa, Malawi.

© 2003, Jesse Fisher. Reproduction prohibited without permission.

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Zircon cluster, 2.3 cm high.

© Tony Peterson

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

FOV 3.0 x 2.4 mm. Thanks to Ralph Thomas. MOB coll. This is very typical of the bi-pyramidal habit for zircon at MSH. Prismatic xls do occur but they are not common. On this xl the pyramidal faces are smooth but the small “belt” of prism faces is “pebbly” due to many tiny faces with re-entrant angles. The habits of zircon are ...

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width is 5mm. Nice crystal of Zircon. Depth of field is achieved with CombineZM.

© Elmar Lackner 2007

Zircon

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Zircon of 3 mm hardness to photographer seen the dark background. Collection A.Perugini Photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Longest edges ~ 1cm. Thanks to Michel Hebert. (Found July 1989.) MOB coll. Best in stereo (child photo).

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

one of my MSH Zircons just over 1 cm on edge. At MSH zircons showed up often in variety of colors Brown most common and bright red and yellow amongst most attractive. 1 cm is closer to the larges then the smallest found at MSH.

© Jonathan's Mineral Exchange, all rights reserved

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Rare habit. Picture width 3 mm. Collection Bernd Ternes, foto Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2/2008

Zircon

Riou Pezzouliou alluvials, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Crystal with zones of growth

© François Périnet

Zircon

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

In coll. Schillhammer. Acquired in Mogok in June 2014. Nikon D4; Rodenstock Apo-Rodagon N 50/2.8, reverse-mounted on bellows; stacked from 10 images using ZereneStacker (PMax and DMap).

© Harald Schillhammer

Zircon

Bellerberg volcano, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Short-prismatic crystal of reddish brown zircon in leucite-tephrite. Size of sample 5×3,5 cm, length of zircon 1 cm. Collection of the Moravian Museum Brno (http://www.mzm.cz ).

© Jakub Jirásek, 2006

Zircon, Natrolite, Siderite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Classic bipyramidal zircon from Mt. St. Hilaire in a nest of natrolite. Created with CombineZ.

© Tony Peterson

Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

Zircon, Petersenite-(Ce)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width 6 mm. Depth achieved with CombineZ. Collection and Photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2005

Zircon

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

Field of view : 2mm, Photo & Collection : JM.Johannet.

© Jean-Marc Johannet

Zircon

Riou Pezzouliou alluvials, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

{101}

© François Périnet

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection Bernd Ternes. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 3 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 6 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

Zircon

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Nice 1.5 mm Zircon. Collection A.Perugini Photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

3 x 2.9 x 2 cm. From a relatively recent find in Malawi, an extremely aesthetic cluster of three compound crystals of zircon, a floater with no attachments or damage, and all terminations complete. Note the pretty repetition of the pyramidal form in the sub-terminations.

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 8 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 4/2007

Zircon, Diopside, Garnet Group

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

well formed of brown color, zircon crystal 3,5 mm on diopside Coll.and Photo Manuele Moro

© Manuele Moro

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

FOV 1.3 x 1.5 mm. Ex Ron Waddell (Found April 1990) MOB coll. Tiny yellow di-pyramids to ~ ⅓ mm on edge. Ron’s label is very excited about these but such xls show up from time to time in great abundance. Stereo child photo.

Zircon

Eas a Bradain, Luib, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK

0.6mm crystal of zircon

© Steve Rust

Zircon, Vesuvianite

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Nice 1.73 mm transparent Zircon crystal with Vesuvianite. Collection A.Perugini photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 7 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 6/2009

Zircon

Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan

A quite exemplary example of zircon from a region that has certainly produced some of the world's finest specimens. The 20 mm crystal sits on a granitic matrix. 85 x 72 x 50 mm. Crystal-Odyssey specimen. gemcrystals@aol.com

© 2006 Joseph A. Freilich, LLC. All Rights Reserved

Zircon

Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan

53 x 47 x 36 mm. Crystal size: 14 x 12 x 14 mm. Ex: Herbert Obodda.

© 2008 Joseph A. Freilich, LLC. All Rights Reserved

Zircon

Kipawa alkaline complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

Brown zircon with attached matrix. Specimen size 2.7 x 1.3 x 1.5 cm, largest crystal 11mm. RFC T1329.

© 2006 MIchael C. Roarke

Zircon

Kunar, Afghanistan

58 x 48 x 40 mm. Crystal sizes: 40 x 22 mm., 33 x 23 mm., 135.0 grams. Herbert Obodda Specimen, Robert J. Nowakowski Collection.

© 2008, Joseph A. Freilich, LLC

Zircon, Clinochlore

Eas a Bradain, Luib, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK

Crystals to 0.7mm in sub-parallel position with clinochlore

© steve rust

Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Unusual colour! Picture width 4 mm. Collection and Photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

Zircon

Mud Tank Zircon Field, Alcoota Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia

10 x 8 x 7.5 cm. This is a large cluster of zircon with unusually fine form and bright lustre, for the locale. It has a wonderful cinnamon color to it, and actually displays quite well. It is hefty at 1225 grams. The piece is nearly pristine, and is even complete, though contacted, around the backside. It is a major specimen for the locale, which ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Zircon

Riou Pezzouliou alluvials, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Crystal with zones of growth

© François Périnet

Zircon

Zircon showing, Saranac properties, Monmouth Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada

field of view 4 mm; photo & collection Joachim Esche

© Joachim Esche 2008

Zircon

Kunar, Afghanistan

A lustrous root-beer brown sharp crystal of zircon measuring 2.3 cm in size is set on the side of a 8.3 x 7.2 x 5.5 cm matrix. Very light chipping is present as visible in the photos. Nice large crystal for the species. Ex Wolfgang E. Henkel collection.

© Weinrich Minerals, Inc.

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width 6 mm. Collection and photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2005

Zircon

Kuehl Lake occurrence, Brudenell Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

A 25mm zircon crystal embedded in feldspar matrix. Collected by Mike Irwin.

© David K. Joyce

Zircon

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

Zircon crystals, biggest measuring 9 mm, with minor quartz. David Soler specimen and photo, 2007.

© David Soler

Zircon

Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

25 x 18 x 18 cm. Large euhedral zircon with several smaller crystal along sides.

© 2011 Michael C. Roarke

Zircon, Aragonite

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 4 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 10/2006

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection Bernd Ternes, foto Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2/2008

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

View window 3.5 x 2.4 mm. Found July 1995. MOB coll. Tiny but beautiful zircon di-pyramids. Much clearer in stereo – see child photo.

Zircon

Kuehl Lake occurrence, Brudenell Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

Zircon crystal, 44mm long by 20mm across, embedded in feldspar. Collected Fall of 2010.

© D.K.Joyce

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 5 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Nice 1.83 mm transparent Zircon crystal. Collection A.Perugini photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

5.58 mm group of cream Zircon crystals. Collection Domenico Preite photo Matteo Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Nice 1.54 mm bicolored Zircon crystal. Collection A.Perugini photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Crystal simple Zircon (photos with slide) Edge 1,1 mm Collection of Claudio Albertini Photo by Enrico Bonacina

© Enrico Bonacina

Zircon

Pegmatite №24, Vavnbed Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Dipyramidal zircone crystal, 17 mm across in largest dimension. View in direction of c-axis.

© Volker Betz (2012)

Zircon

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Gemmy Zircon xls, each with a different habitus. In coll. Schillhammer. Acquired in Mogok in June 2014. Nikon D4; Rodenstock Apo-Rodagon N 50/2.8, reverse-mounted on bellows; stacked from 23 images using ZereneStacker (PMax and DMap).

© Harald Schillhammer

Zircon

Riou Pezzouliou alluvials, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

The drawing of an idealized crystal corresponding to the photo gives the forms : {100}, {110}, {101}, {201}, {211}.

© François Périnet

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Riou Pezzouliou alluvials, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

{110}, {101}

© François Périnet

Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection and photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width 15 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried.

© Stephan Wolfsried 8/2008

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width 15 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried.

© Stephan Wolfsried 8/2008

Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Eas a Bradain, Luib, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK

1mm crystal. Steve Rust photo & collection.

© Steve Rust

Zircon

Eas a Bradain, Luib, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK

2mm double terminated prismatic crystal.

© Steve Rust

Zircon

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

3,3 mm bi-color Zircon. Collection M.Moro Photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Nice 2.16 mm bi-color Zircon crystal. Collection A.Perugini photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Orange Zircon of 1.9 mm. Collection A.Perugini Photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

5mm crystal

© Steve Rust

Zircon, Amphibole Supergroup

Riou Pezzouliou alluvials, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

{100}, {110}, {101} - double picture given by an amphibole crystal included

© François Périnet

Zircon

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

Crystal with 2x1x0,8cm - November of 2006

© Photo & Collection of Martins da Pedra

Zircon

Riou Pezzouliou alluvials, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

The drawing of an idealized crystal corresponding to the photo gives the forms : {100}, {101}, {110}, {201}, {211}.

© François Périnet

Zircon

Eas a Bradain, Luib, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK

1mm pale yellowish crystal with a chlorite replaced prismatic crystal of Fe rich pyroxene.

© Steve Rust

Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Picture width 3 mm. Collection Bernd Ternes. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 3 mm. Collection and photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 5 mm. Collection Bernd Ternes, foto Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2/2008

Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Picture width 3 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon, Aegirine

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

A scattering of zircon crystals up to 1 cm long on aegirine, from Mt. Malosa, Malawi.

© 2003, Jesse Fisher. Reproduction prohibited without permission.

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Zircon cluster, 2.3 cm high.

© Tony Peterson

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

FOV 3.0 x 2.4 mm. Thanks to Ralph Thomas. MOB coll. This is very typical of the bi-pyramidal habit for zircon at MSH. Prismatic xls do occur but they are not common. On this xl the pyramidal faces are smooth but the small “belt” of prism faces is “pebbly” due to many tiny faces with re-entrant angles. The habits of zircon are ...

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Longest edges ~ 1cm. Thanks to Michel Hebert. (Found July 1989.) MOB coll. Best in stereo (child photo).

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width is 5mm. Nice crystal of Zircon. Depth of field is achieved with CombineZM.

© Elmar Lackner 2007

Zircon

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Zircon of 3 mm hardness to photographer seen the dark background. Collection A.Perugini Photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Riou Pezzouliou alluvials, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Crystal with zones of growth

© François Périnet

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

one of my MSH Zircons just over 1 cm on edge. At MSH zircons showed up often in variety of colors Brown most common and bright red and yellow amongst most attractive. 1 cm is closer to the larges then the smallest found at MSH.

© Jonathan's Mineral Exchange, all rights reserved

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Rare habit. Picture width 3 mm. Collection Bernd Ternes, foto Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2/2008

Zircon

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

In coll. Schillhammer. Acquired in Mogok in June 2014. Nikon D4; Rodenstock Apo-Rodagon N 50/2.8, reverse-mounted on bellows; stacked from 10 images using ZereneStacker (PMax and DMap).

© Harald Schillhammer

Zircon

Bellerberg volcano, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Short-prismatic crystal of reddish brown zircon in leucite-tephrite. Size of sample 5×3,5 cm, length of zircon 1 cm. Collection of the Moravian Museum Brno (http://www.mzm.cz ).

© Jakub Jirásek, 2006

Zircon, Natrolite, Siderite

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Classic bipyramidal zircon from Mt. St. Hilaire in a nest of natrolite. Created with CombineZ.

© Tony Peterson

Zircon

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

Field of view : 2mm, Photo & Collection : JM.Johannet.

© Jean-Marc Johannet

Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

Zircon, Petersenite-(Ce)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width 6 mm. Depth achieved with CombineZ. Collection and Photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2005

Zircon

Riou Pezzouliou alluvials, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

{101}

© François Périnet

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection Bernd Ternes. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 3 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 6 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

Zircon

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Nice 1.5 mm Zircon. Collection A.Perugini Photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon, Diopside, Garnet Group

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

well formed of brown color, zircon crystal 3,5 mm on diopside Coll.and Photo Manuele Moro

© Manuele Moro

Zircon

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

3 x 2.9 x 2 cm. From a relatively recent find in Malawi, an extremely aesthetic cluster of three compound crystals of zircon, a floater with no attachments or damage, and all terminations complete. Note the pretty repetition of the pyramidal form in the sub-terminations.

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 8 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 4/2007

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

FOV 1.3 x 1.5 mm. Ex Ron Waddell (Found April 1990) MOB coll. Tiny yellow di-pyramids to ~ ⅓ mm on edge. Ron’s label is very excited about these but such xls show up from time to time in great abundance. Stereo child photo.

Zircon

Eas a Bradain, Luib, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK

0.6mm crystal of zircon

© Steve Rust

Zircon, Vesuvianite

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Nice 1.73 mm transparent Zircon crystal with Vesuvianite. Collection A.Perugini photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 7 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 6/2009

Zircon

Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan

A quite exemplary example of zircon from a region that has certainly produced some of the world's finest specimens. The 20 mm crystal sits on a granitic matrix. 85 x 72 x 50 mm. Crystal-Odyssey specimen. gemcrystals@aol.com

© 2006 Joseph A. Freilich, LLC. All Rights Reserved

Zircon

Kipawa alkaline complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

Brown zircon with attached matrix. Specimen size 2.7 x 1.3 x 1.5 cm, largest crystal 11mm. RFC T1329.

© 2006 MIchael C. Roarke

Zircon

Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan

53 x 47 x 36 mm. Crystal size: 14 x 12 x 14 mm. Ex: Herbert Obodda.

© 2008 Joseph A. Freilich, LLC. All Rights Reserved

Zircon

Kunar, Afghanistan

58 x 48 x 40 mm. Crystal sizes: 40 x 22 mm., 33 x 23 mm., 135.0 grams. Herbert Obodda Specimen, Robert J. Nowakowski Collection.

© 2008, Joseph A. Freilich, LLC

Zircon

Mud Tank Zircon Field, Alcoota Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia

10 x 8 x 7.5 cm. This is a large cluster of zircon with unusually fine form and bright lustre, for the locale. It has a wonderful cinnamon color to it, and actually displays quite well. It is hefty at 1225 grams. The piece is nearly pristine, and is even complete, though contacted, around the backside. It is a major specimen for the locale, which ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Zircon, Clinochlore

Eas a Bradain, Luib, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK

Crystals to 0.7mm in sub-parallel position with clinochlore

© steve rust

Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Unusual colour! Picture width 4 mm. Collection and Photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

Zircon

Kunar, Afghanistan

A lustrous root-beer brown sharp crystal of zircon measuring 2.3 cm in size is set on the side of a 8.3 x 7.2 x 5.5 cm matrix. Very light chipping is present as visible in the photos. Nice large crystal for the species. Ex Wolfgang E. Henkel collection.

© Weinrich Minerals, Inc.

Zircon

Riou Pezzouliou alluvials, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Crystal with zones of growth

© François Périnet

Zircon

Zircon showing, Saranac properties, Monmouth Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada

field of view 4 mm; photo & collection Joachim Esche

© Joachim Esche 2008

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width 6 mm. Collection and photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2005

Zircon

Kuehl Lake occurrence, Brudenell Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

A 25mm zircon crystal embedded in feldspar matrix. Collected by Mike Irwin.

© David K. Joyce

Zircon

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

Zircon crystals, biggest measuring 9 mm, with minor quartz. David Soler specimen and photo, 2007.

© David Soler

Zircon

Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

25 x 18 x 18 cm. Large euhedral zircon with several smaller crystal along sides.

© 2011 Michael C. Roarke

Zircon, Aragonite

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 4 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 10/2006

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 2 mm. Collection Bernd Ternes, foto Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2/2008

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

View window 3.5 x 2.4 mm. Found July 1995. MOB coll. Tiny but beautiful zircon di-pyramids. Much clearer in stereo – see child photo.

Zircon

Kuehl Lake occurrence, Brudenell Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

Zircon crystal, 44mm long by 20mm across, embedded in feldspar. Collected Fall of 2010.

© D.K.Joyce

Zircon

Laacher See Volcanic Complex, Germany

Picture width 5 mm. Collection Willi Schüller. Photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Zircon

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Nice 1.54 mm bicolored Zircon crystal. Collection A.Perugini photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Nice 1.83 mm transparent Zircon crystal. Collection A.Perugini photo M.Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

5.58 mm group of cream Zircon crystals. Collection Domenico Preite photo Matteo Chinellato

© Chinellato Matteo

Zircon

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Crystal simple Zircon (photos with slide) Edge 1,1 mm Collection of Claudio Albertini Photo by Enrico Bonacina

© Enrico Bonacina

Zircon

Pegmatite №24, Vavnbed Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Dipyramidal zircone crystal, 17 mm across in largest dimension. View in direction of c-axis.

© Volker Betz (2012)

Zircon

Ohngaing, Mogok Valley, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Gemmy Zircon xls, each with a different habitus. In coll. Schillhammer. Acquired in Mogok in June 2014. Nikon D4; Rodenstock Apo-Rodagon N 50/2.8, reverse-mounted on bellows; stacked from 23 images using ZereneStacker (PMax and DMap).

© Harald Schillhammer