Description
This zircon crystal is from the Tigerville Prospect in Tigerville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA. This locale was a pegmatite mined for vermiculite. Zircon was one of several accessory minerals associated with the deposit. It is a silicate that contains the elements Zr, Si and O. It measures 3/4 x 7/16 x 7/16 inches or 19 x 11 x 11 mm.
