A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Kyanite blades, Boehl's Butte, Idaho |
|---|---|
| Description | This intergrowth of kyanite is about 5 cm across. Kyanite has composition Al2SiO5. It is common in high pressure metamorphosed aluminum-rich rocks. |
| Location | USA ▹ Idaho. Boehl's Butte Quadrangle. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-04-24. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #3131. |
| Key words | kyanite |
| Tech details | 472 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 386 |
 | |