Kyanite

Posted on August 31, 2022 by John J. Bradshaw, GIA GG

INTRODUCTION Kyanite is a mineral species crystallizing in the triclinic system with the formula AL2SiO5. There are two other minerals, sillimanite and andalusite, that have the identical chemical composition but distinctly different optical and physical properties…

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