Kyanite, Quartz

Top 10 Amethyst Countries Map - EarthWonders Newsletter #8

specimen
Kyanite, Quartz
SpeciesSize
Quartz, KyaniteExtra large
Comments
Details
ColorsBlue
Origin
Galileia, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
SizeExtra large
Dimensions17.2 x 8.8 x 7.9 cm
Species
Description
You mostly see these "blue stripe" kyanites as single crystals. Here is a large specimen with over a dozen of them, to 8 cm, embedded in the quartz in which they formed. The blue color is lighter in person.