Métou stream alluvial deposits, Vergonzac, Siaugues-Sainte-Marie, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
© François Périnet
The modeling of the crystal shows a prism with forms {100} and {110}. The pinacoid form {001}is présent. The main dipyramidal forms are {302} and {332}. The secondary dipyramidal forms are {112}, {201} and {732}.Modeling process on Périnet F. - Modélisation d’un cristal de zircon, Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, N° 103 1-2009 ...
Forms {100}, {101}, {110}, {211}.
With forms {100}, {101}, {110}.
With forms {101}, {110}.
with form {110} and {111}
Red zircon;live in the pan, good washing !
Red zircon live in the sieve - collected by Stéphane Jamon, lucky!
during june 2008
A caddisfly larva holds a zircon between its legs