Tanzanian Zircons


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D352 - Zircon $ 150
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.2 x 1 cm


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Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D352a.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D352b.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D352c.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D352d.jpg]

Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged except for some slight edge chipping. Smooth, flat crystal faces on the termination with surface growth patterns on the prism faces, which is common with these crystals.


D353 - Zircon $ 150 SOLD
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
thumbnail - 1.5 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm


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Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D353a.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D353b.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D353c.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D353d.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D353e.jpg]

Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged. Smooth, flat crystal faces on the termination with undulating surface growth patterns on the prism faces, which is common with these crystals. Good transparency!


D354 - Zircon $ 90 SOLD
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.2 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm


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Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D354a.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D354b.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D354c.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D354d.jpg]

Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged.


D356 - Zircon $ 120
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.5 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm


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Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D356a.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D356b.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D356c.jpg]

Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged except for some slight edge chipping. Smooth, flat crystal faces. Zircon crystals from this locality often have long thin surface grooves caused by another unidentified crystal. This crystal has such surface grooves, and it also has a crystal of the other mineral fully included inside it. A whitish colored crystal a full 1cm long can be seen running lengthwise in one side of the Zircon crystal.


D357 - Zircon $ 120 SOLD
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
thumbnail - 1.5 x 1 x 0.9 cm


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Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D357a.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D357b.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D357c.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D357d.jpg]

Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around. Smooth, flat lustrous crystal faces. There is also a rounded indentation on one termination edge. There are so many wierd surface features on these crystals, I really can't tell if this indentation is natural or damage, but my guess is natural because it doesn't have any fresh looking, sharp edges.


D358 - Zircon $ 150 SOLD
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.8 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm


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Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D358a.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D358b.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D358c.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D358d.jpg]

Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged with smooth, flat crystal faces. There are long thin indentations in a number of places caused by the growth of another (now gone) unidentified mineral, which is common with these crystals.


D360 - Zircon $ 120 SOLD
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm


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Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D360a.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D360b.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D360c.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D360d.jpg]

Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged. Smooth, flat crystal faces on the termination with surface growth patterns on the prism faces, which is common with these crystals.


D361 - Zircon $ 120 SOLD
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
thumbnail - 1.8 x 1 x 1 cm


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Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D361a.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D361b.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D361c.jpg]

Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged except for some slight edge chipping. Smooth, flat crystal faces on the termination with surface growth patterns on the prism faces, which is common with these crystals.


D362 - Zircon $ 80 SOLD
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
thumbnail - 1.8 x 1.2 x 1 cm


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Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D362a.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D362b.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D362c.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D362d.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D362e.jpg]

Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged except for a missing part off one lower edge, which can be hidden from view.


D363 - Zircon $ 180 SOLD
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.5 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm


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Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D363a.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D363b.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D363c.jpg]

Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around with minor edge chipping and a few small sidecar crystals.


D364 - Zircon $ 150
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.1 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm


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Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D364a.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D364b.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D364c.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D364d.jpg]

Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged except for some slight edge chipping. Smooth, flat crystal faces on the termination with surface growth patterns on the prism faces, which is common with these crystals.


D366 - Zircon $ 120
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.1 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm


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Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D366a.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D366b.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D366c.jpg]

Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged except for some slight edge chipping. Smooth, flat crystal faces on the termination with surface growth patterns on the prism faces, which is common with these crystals.


D369 - Zircon $ 150 SOLD
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
thumbnail - 2.3 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm


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Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D369a.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D369b.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D369c.jpg] Zircon from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D369d.jpg]

Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Complete all around and undamaged except for some slight edge chipping. Smooth, flat crystal faces on the termination with surface growth patterns on the prism faces, which is common with these crystals.


D370 - Zircon with ? $ 250 SOLD
Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania
miniature - 3.3 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm


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Zircon with ? from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D370a.jpg] Zircon with ? from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D370b.jpg] Zircon with ? from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D370c.jpg] Zircon with ? from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D370d.jpg] Zircon with ? from Mashewa, Tanga Region, Tanzania [db_pics/pics/D370e.jpg]

Single gemmy Zircon crystal with a nice wine red to red brown coloration. Often times these Zircons have shallow surface grooves left by crystals of another mineral. This crystal is one of those, with lots of shallow surface grooves, but unlike the others, this one has some of the crystals still there! There are 4 partial crystals of this yellow/white mineral embedded in the sides of the Zircon. I have this mineral as an inclusion previously, but I've never seeon one like this with such large crystals of this mineral exposed at the surface.

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