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Zircon

Ex Dr. Krantz, Bonn, Germany
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 0.8 × 0.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Weight: 
1.70gr
Description

A single, reddish-brown zircone crystal from Sri Lanka (former Ceylon). Slightly rounded. No exact locality given, but very likely from Ratnapura gem placer deposits.

Comes with old small, round Dr. F. Krantz box used for gems. The label means: "Zirkon - Zwilling - Ceylon" (Zircon - Twin - Ceylon). The intergrowth is clearly visible on pic 2.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zircon

Formula: 
ZrSiO4
Strunz: 
9.AD.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White

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