Mineral: Zircon
Locality: Store Kufjord, Seiland Island, Alta, Finnmark, Norway
Dimensions: 11.5 x 6 x 8.5 cm / main crystal: 4.4 cm

Description: Mass: 725 g MIM number:1882 Large, very well formed zircon crystal, translucent at the edges and located atop a block of black Mica (biotite subgroup) and white Feldspar, flanked at its base by two smaller zircons. Finnmark zircons formed over 500 M. years ago. Photographer: Roberto Appiani Publication: "Le Règne Minéral: Sep-Oct 2018"

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