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Kyanite from
Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania


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Kyanite

Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Kyanite

Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Kyanite

Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Kyanite

Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Kyanite

Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Kyanite

Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
09240900017272009616879.jpg
Kyanite

Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Kyanite

Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Kyanite

Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Kyanite

Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Kyanite

Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Kyanite

Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Kyanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Spessartine2
Hematite1
Garnet Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kyanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:853675
Long-form Identifier:1:3:853675:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Kyanite in this Region
Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Nearest other occurrences of Kyanite
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘNani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
References
Wildner, Manfred, Beran, Anton, Koller, Friedrich (2013) Spectroscopic characterisation and crystal field calculations of varicoloured kyanites from Loliondo, Tanzania. Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (2) 289-310 doi:10.1007/s00710-012-0248-0
 
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