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Zircon from
Horn glacier, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria


Locality type:Glacier
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 Horn glacier, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1412824
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1412824:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘUltramylonite occurrence, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘMelker Scharte, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘPfitsch pass, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘFederbettkees, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘWindtal, Vizze Pass (Pfitsch Pass; Pfitscher Joch), Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘWasserfallköpfe, Vizze Pass (Pfitsch Pass; Pfitscher Joch), Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
23.3km (14.4 miles) ⓘBurgum Alp, Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘGold mines, Zell am Ziller, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘRoßkar - Nördliche Zillerscharte area, Rainbach valley, Krimml, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘLamark (Lamark Alp), Hochfügen, Fügenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
References
Postl, W., Bojar, H.-P., Trattner, W. (2020): 2161) Adular, Albit, Calcit, Chabasit-Ca, Chlorit, Epidot, Fluorapatit, Muskovit, Titanit, Quarz (Bergkristall) und Zirkon aus dem Bereich des Hornkees, Zillertaler Alpen, Nordtirol. Pp. 170-171 in Walter, F. et al. (2020): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXIX. Carinthia II, 210./130., 153-218.
 
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