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Zircon from
Saidenbach reservoir, Forchheim, Pockau-Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Reservoir
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 Saidenbach reservoir, Forchheim, Pockau-Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:387876
Long-form Identifier:1:3:387876:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘEclogite outcrop, Forchheim, Pockau-Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘSerpentinite quarry, ZÃķblitz, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘGreifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘSadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, SÃĪchsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘRatsstein quarry, Hartmannsdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘBorehole CS-1, Cínovec, Dubí, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘTin mine, Altenberg, SÃĪchsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
41.4km (25.8 miles) ⓘAmerika Quarry, Penig, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘGranulite outcrop, Waldheim, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
42.7km (26.6 miles) ⓘHabichtsleithe, Aue, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Massonne, Hans-Joachim, Nasdala, Lutz (2003) Characterization of an early metamorphic stage through inclusions in zircon of a diamondiferous quartzofeldspathic rock from the Erzgebirge, Germany. American Mineralogist, 88 (5) 883-889 doi:10.2138/am-2003-5-618
 
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