Image: Zircon-dtn1a

Description: Zircon Locality: Gilgit, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan (Locality at mindat.org) Size: thumbnail, 1.8 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm Zircon This is a lustrous, gemmy, cognac-colored crystal of zircon perched on a sugary, tan matrix of calcite. The tetragonal form of the almost, 1.0 cm zircon crystal, is very evident. It is a superb thumbnail, and of a quality that is extremely rare for the locality - let alone in an aesthetic specimen of any kind! This complex crystal is stunning.
Title: Zircon-dtn1a
Credit: Image: http://www.irocks.com/db_pics/pics/dtn1a.jpg, Description: http://www.irocks.com/render.html?species=Zircon&page=0
Author: Robert M. Lavinsky
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