| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Connecticut > Kyanite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 58940 |
| Mineral: | Kyanite |
| Locality: | Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut |
| Description: | Large translucent bluish-brown kyanite crystals in biotite schist. For years I have heard stories of geology classes visiting a site in this town that had kyanite crystals to 35 cm. This specimen is probably from that locality. Ex. B. Gaber collection #645; ex. Paul Pohwat collection #94 (Mineral Collection Manager at Smithsonian) |
| Overall Size: | 10.5x4x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 90-100 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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