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| Name: | Kyanite Ky |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #49: Kyanite Brazil  #165: Kyanite Brazil  #803: Kyanite Spruce Pine, North Carolina, USA  #817: Kyanite / Quartz var. Smoky Spruce Pine, North Carolina, USA |
| IMA Chemistry: | Al2OSiO4 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Kyanite contains elements: Aluminum (Al) Oxygen (O) Silicon (Si) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Austria |
| Year First Published: | 1789 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Called cianit in this paper: Hoffmann C A S (1789) Mineralsystem des Herrn Inspektor Werners mit dessen erlaubnis herausgegeben von C A S Hoffmann, Bergmannisches Journal 1, 369-386 |
| Structural Group Name: | Not in a structural group |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 5.75 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.617 |
| Dispersion: | 0.02 |
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