Locality type: Road Cutting Classification Species: Kyanite Formula: Al2 (SiO4 )O Formation: Primary Comments: Crystalline masses in the host schist, commonly heavily rust-stained and hard to recognize. Crystals can exceed 10 cm. It fluoresces a weak pink-red under longwave UV (Don Swenson). Habit: bladed Colour: pale to sky blue Quality for species: Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) Abundance at site: Common Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Quartz 3 Muscovite 1 Annite 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Kyanite data Locality Data: Click here to view Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Photo Gallery View Gallery (4 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 96367 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:96367:5 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Kyanite
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Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA