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Kyanite On Fuchsite

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Kyanite On Fuchsite

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Description
Locality: 
Palabora Mine, Loolekop, Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
16.8 × 11.8 × 5.3 cm
Description

Unusually dark blue kyanite crystals in/on emerald-green fuchsite. 

Not great quality, but interesting. Anybody has an idea about he exact locality?

Yes Palabora

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kyanite

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AF.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic Forms long bladed crystals.
Hardness: 
5.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
Colorless

Fuchsite

Variety Of: 

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Formula: 
K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Hardness: 
0.0

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