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Kyanite from
Costilla area, Taos County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Area
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 Costilla area, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:238158
Long-form Identifier:1:3:238158:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kyanite
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘHondo Canyon, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘKiowa View II, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
65.1km (40.5 miles) ⓘBig Rock deposit, Mesa de la Jarita, Las Tablas, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘLa Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
71.7km (44.5 miles) ⓘHondo Canyon Sillimanite-Kyanite (Lund's) prospect, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
72.0km (44.7 miles) ⓘRio Vallecitos Canyon, Ojo Caliente Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘSchist, La Madera Mountain, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘGlenwoody District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘTungsten Mine (Wichita Mine), Copper Mountain, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
81.2km (50.4 miles) ⓘCopper Hill deposits, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
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