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Kyanite from
Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


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Kyanite, etc.

Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Kyanite, etc.

Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Kyanite

Foxcroft Lane, Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Kyanite, etc.

Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Kyanite, etc.

Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Kyanite, etc.

Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Kyanite

Foxcroft Lane, Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Kyanite, etc.

Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Kyanite, etc.

Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Kyanite, etc.

Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Kyanite

Foxcroft Lane, Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Kyanite, etc.

Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Kyanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Comments:Crystals to 10 cm or more in coarse-grained annite schist.
Habit:bladed
Colour:blue-green with blue central stripe
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz6
Biotite3
Albite1
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kyanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:388382
Long-form Identifier:1:3:388382:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Kyanite in this Region
Foxcroft Lane, Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Mountain Laurel Court, Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Kyanite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘMountain Laurel Court, Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘFoxcroft Lane, Ratlum Mountain, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘNorth Canton, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘPine Mountain, Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘTaine Mountain, Burlington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘRock Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘLead Mine Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘSoapstone quarry, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘTown Farm Road, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
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