| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Kyanite |
| Formula: | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Comments: | Occurs as crystals with quartzite and muscovite schist. |
| Colour: | Blue |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Pyrophyllite
Quartz
Scorzalite
Sericite
Tourmaline
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 4 |
| Andalusite | 3 |
| Rutile | 3 |
| Hematite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Kyanite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bluebird Kyanite Mine (Vitrefrax Corporation property; Vitrefrax Mine; Bluebird Hill Kyanite deposit; Drifted Snow; Foster Bluebird Mine; Bluebird Mine; Ogilby Kyanite deposit), Vitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 325337 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:325337:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Kyanite |
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| 0.0km (0.0 miles) | ⓘVitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA |
| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘDrifted Snow Mine, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘWestern Non-Metallic Mine (Western Non-Metallic Company Mine), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA |
| 2.2km (1.3 miles) | ⓘAmerican Girl Mine (Cargo Mine; Cargo Muchacho Mine), American Girl project, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA |
| 18.5km (11.5 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Dumortierite occurrences [1], Ogilby, Imperial County, California, USA |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘIndian Pass placer, Indian Pass, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA |
| 29.5km (18.3 miles) | ⓘCrown Uranium prospect (Crown Uranium group; Tenn-Cal claims; Tenn-Cal group), Glamis, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA |
| 38.7km (24.1 miles) | ⓘClip Mine, Clip, Hidden Valley, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA |
| 40.1km (24.9 miles) | ⓘClip, Hidden Valley, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA |
| 40.5km (25.2 miles) | ⓘClip Wash, Clip, Hidden Valley, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA |
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Bluebird Kyanite Mine, Vitrefrax Hill, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District, Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA