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Zircon from
Heldburger Gangschar Volcanic Province, Heldburg, Hildburghausen District, Thuringia, Germany


Locality type:Volcanic Province
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Heldburger Gangschar Volcanic Province, Heldburg, Hildburghausen District, Thuringia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1382408
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1382408:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Zircon in this Region
Heldburg Phonolite Plug, Heldburger Gangschar Volcanic Province, Heldburg, Hildburghausen District, Thuringia, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
10.3km (6.4 miles) Zeilberg Quarry, Maroldsweisach, Haßberge District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
36.6km (22.7 miles) Lazulite occurrence, Gersheit (Gersheid), Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig, Suhl, Thuringia, Germany
59.1km (36.7 miles) Diabase quarry, Stadtsteinach, Kulmbach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
62.6km (38.9 miles) Phonolite quarry, Rupsroth, Hilders, Fulda, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
62.6km (38.9 miles) Diabase quarry, Kupferberg, Kulmbach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
71.0km (44.1 miles) Eclogite outcrops, Weißenstein, Stammbach, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
82.6km (51.3 miles) Reinersreuth quarry (Köhlerloh quarry), Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
83.5km (51.9 miles) Streuspitz, Weißenstadter Forst-Nord, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
86.2km (53.6 miles) Schoberth quarry, Rudolfstein, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
86.3km (53.6 miles) Uranium deposit, Rudolfstein, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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