Zircon

Origin: Laacher See, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Owner: Lou Perloff
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Origin: Schellgaden, Tyrol, Austria
Owner: Lou Perloff
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Origin: Franklin mine, Texas, U.S.A.
Owner: Lou Perloff
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Origin: St. Peters Dome, El Paso Co., Colorado, U.S.A.
Owner: Lou Perloff
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Origin: Hurricane Mt., Conway, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A.
Owner: Lou Perloff
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Origin: Presnell mine, Yancy Co., North Carolina, U.S.A.
Owner: Lou Perloff
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Origin: Ruggles mine, Grafton, Grafton, Co, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
Owner: Lou Perloff
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Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

     
Origin: Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Sample size: 3.6 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
 
  
Origin: Langesundsfjord, Telemark, Norway
Ex. Hauck collection
Sample size: 1.9 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Origin: Fanovana, Madagascar
Sample size: 1.5 x 1.7 x 4.3 cm
 
Origin: Sisters Beach, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: 7 x 5 x 6 mm
 
Origin: Miass, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Russia
Sample size: 15 x 12 x 10 mm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
Origin: Lovolero, Kola Peninsula
Sample size: 8 x 6.5 x 5 cm
 
  
Specimen hosting a 3.5 x 1.8 cm cluster of zircon crystals, which glow fluorescent yellow under SW UV light.
Origin: Martschen, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Sample size: 7 x 5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

Good single brown elongated, terminated crystals
Origin: Highway 648, road near Harcourt, Ontario, Canada
Sample size: 0.6 x 0.8 x 1.3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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