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Kyanite from
Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya


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Kyanite

Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya
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Kyanite

Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya
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Kyanite

Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya
00109130017362042537770.jpg
Kyanite

Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya
05100550017272056609955.jpg
Kyanite

Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya
05013690017271980245714.jpg
Kyanite

Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya
01754280017271980328724.jpg
Kyanite

Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya
00109130017362042537770.jpg
Kyanite

Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya
05100550017272056609955.jpg
Kyanite

Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya
05013690017271980245714.jpg
Kyanite

Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya
01754280017271980328724.jpg
Kyanite

Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya
00109130017362042537770.jpg
Kyanite

Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya
Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Kyanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kyanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:143395
Long-form Identifier:1:3:143395:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Betts, John (n.d.) John Betts website listing.
Rocks & Minerals (2008) 83:6 p525
 
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