Parco Naturale Regionale del Beigua

In Liguria the zircon is widespread, as in all other areas, at the microscopic level in the rocks of magmatic origin and their metamorphic products. It 's also possible to collect minutes crystals sifting through the sand deposits of many streams, such as those that go down from the Monte Beigua group, in which concentrates due to the high specific weight. The locations that provided collectible samples are very limited and are all related to ophiolite complexes. A particular note it's a place in the Voltri Group, which geologically is part of the Alps, although geographically it is located in the Apennines.