Zircon

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

© François Périnet

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

{110}, {101}

© François Périnet

Picture width 15 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried.

© Stephan Wolfsried 8/2008

Picture width 15 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried.

© Stephan Wolfsried 8/2008

Picture width 2 mm. Collection and photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

1mm crystal. Steve Rust photo & collection.

© Steve Rust

2mm double terminated prismatic crystal.

© Steve Rust

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

© Chinellato Matteo

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

© Chinellato Matteo

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

© Chinellato Matteo

5mm crystal

© Steve Rust

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

© François Périnet

Crystal with 2x1x0,8cm - November of 2006

© Photo & Collection of Martins da Pedra

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

© Steve Rust

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

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

© François Périnet

Picture width 3 mm. Collection and photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 2/2008

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

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

© 2003, Jesse Fisher. Reproduction prohibited without permission.

Zircon cluster, 2.3 cm high.

© Tony Peterson

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 ...

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

© Elmar Lackner 2007

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

© Chinellato Matteo

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

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.

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 2/2008

Crystal with zones of growth

© François Périnet

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

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

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

© Tony Peterson

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 2005

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

© Jean-Marc Johannet

{101}

© François Périnet

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

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

© Chinellato Matteo

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

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

Picture width 8 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 4/2007

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

© Manuele Moro

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.

0.6mm crystal of zircon

© Steve Rust

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

© Chinellato Matteo

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

Picture width 7 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 6/2009

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

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

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

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

Crystals to 0.7mm in sub-parallel position with clinochlore

© steve rust

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 2006

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

Crystal with zones of growth

© François Périnet

field of view 4 mm; photo & collection Joachim Esche

© Joachim Esche 2008

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.

Picture width 6 mm. Collection and photograph Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 2005

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

© David K. Joyce

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

© David Soler

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

© 2011 Michael C. Roarke

Picture width 4 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 10/2006

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 2/2008

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

© D.K.Joyce

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

© Stephan Wolfsried 3/2007

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

© Chinellato Matteo

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

© Chinellato Matteo

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

© Chinellato Matteo

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

© Enrico Bonacina

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

© Volker Betz (2012)

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