| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from North Carolina > Kyanite in Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44741 |
| Mineral: | Kyanite in Quartz |
| Locality: | Buncombe County, North Carolina |
| Description: | Blue bladed kyanite crystal running through milky quartz. Note that the kyanite crystal is segmented with thin quartz filling between segments indicating it was distorted post-crystallization and frozen in position in the quartz. |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x4.5x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 4.5 cm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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