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Zircon from
Danubian fluvial placer (Donauplatin placer), Straubing, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Placer
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 Danubian fluvial placer (Donauplatin placer), Straubing, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:668109
Long-form Identifier:1:3:668109:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed placers, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘBerghaus Quarry, BÃķbrach, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘSilberberg Mine, Bodenmais, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘHÞhnerkobel Mine (Hennenkobel Mine), Rabenstein, Zwiesel, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘQuartz quarries, Herzogau, WaldmÞnchen, Cham District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘRother Koth Mine, Theresienthal, Zwiesel, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘGranite quarry, Pauliberg, Lindberg, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘWimhof Quarry, Vilshofen, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘGneiss quarry, Ohhof, Innernzell, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
56.4km (35.0 miles) ⓘGneiss quarry, Saunstein, SchÃķnberg, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
References
Dill, Harald G., Klosa, Detlev, Steyer, Gustav (2009) The “Donauplatin”: source rock analysis and origin of a distal fluvial Au-PGE placer in Central Europe. Mineralogy and Petrology, 96 (3) 141-161 doi:10.1007/s00710-009-0060-7
 
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