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Zircon from
Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
03524200017362183545670.jpg
Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Zircon

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite1
Fluorapatite1
Pyroxene Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (43 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:76772
Long-form Identifier:1:3:76772:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Zircon in this Region
Xenolith CS-029, Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Xenolith CS-034 (Alfredcasparite-bearing xenolith), Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘWinfeld, Kottenheim, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘMayener Feld, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘThelenberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘBasalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘPumice quarries, Wingertsberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘWingertsberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘIn den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘRothenberg Quarry, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘSouthern Lake Laach Shore, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘKappiger Ley (Kappiger Lay), Wehr, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
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Hentschel, Gerhard (1983) Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane (1st ed.). Christian Weise Verlag. 152 pp.
Van Der Meersche, E., Weiß, S. (2022) Vielfältige Formen, spezielle Farben: Zirkon aus Ettringen und vom Laacher See, Eifel [Diverse shapes, special colors: zircon from Ettringen and from Laacher See, Eifel]. Lapis, 47 (6) 14-22
 
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