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Kyanite from
Piestewa Peak area, Phoenix Mountains, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


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Kyanite

Piestewa Peak area, Phoenix Mountains, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Kyanite

Piestewa Peak area, Phoenix Mountains, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
07697140017364616445248.jpg
Kyanite

Piestewa Peak area, Phoenix Mountains, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Kyanite

Piestewa Peak area, Phoenix Mountains, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Kyanite

Piestewa Peak area, Phoenix Mountains, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
05375200017272019879041.jpg
Kyanite

Piestewa Peak area, Phoenix Mountains, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, 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 Piestewa Peak area, Phoenix Mountains, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:253812
Long-form Identifier:1:3:253812:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kyanite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘSeal Rock group (Sealrock group), Phoenix Mountains Mining District, Phoenix Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
82.8km (51.5 miles) ⓘMiddleton Andalusite deposit, Middleton, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘAmerican and Mexican Gulches, Payson, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. & G.H. Roseveare (1949), Arizona nonmetallics: A summary of past production and present operations (2nd. edition), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 155.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.271
 
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