A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Kyanite in quartz from Litchfield Co., Connecticut |
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| Description | Kyanite, the blue bladed mineral, has composition Al2SiO5. It is a relatively common metamorphic mineral in high-pressure aluminous rocks. Here it is surrounded by quartz. The patch of white paint is about 2 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ Connecticut ▹ Litchfield |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-04-24. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1209. |
| Key words | kyanite |
| Tech details | 463 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 384 |
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