1.6" Blue Kyanite and Almandine Garnets with Biotite - Russia

Blue Kyanite and Almandine Garnets with Biotite - Russia #178939

This is a gorgeous, colorful metamorphic rock formation that's composed of kyanite, almandine garnet and biotite. It's collected from Khit Ostrov, Russia, a region known for its crystal formations that include corundum (var. ruby), fluorapatite, titanite, kyanite, rutile and more.

This specimen has been mounted to an acrylic display base with mineral tack.

Kyanite is a silicate mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO5. It is known to be one of the most attractive natural minerals in the world, frequently found with lustrous blue bladed crystals. The intensity of color varies by location of extraction. Kyanite regularly forms fibrous, radiating crystals, but can be flattened and tabular. Some crystals form with white striations, color bands, and even multi-colored crystals, though many are typically found with a deep blue streak running down the middle.

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SPECIES

Kyanite, Almandine Garnet & Biotite

LOCATION

Khit Ostrov, Karelia, Russia

SIZE

1.6" wide

1.6" Blue Kyanite and Almandine Garnets with Biotite - Russia

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