Kyanite [ Al2SiO5 ]

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Material properties

Formula Al2SiO5
Abbreviation Ky
Classifications Al2SiO5 (group), Aluminium silicate, Al2SiO5
Luminescence emitters Cr, Mn, Ti, Unspecified
Spectra Luminescence (3)
IMA Status Approved (IMA 1967 s.p.)
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Related materials Andalusite, Sillimanite
Tags Mineral, Aluminosilicate

Composition

Element Atoms
Si 1
Al 2
O 5
Total: 8

References for Kyanite

Reference
Lines Spectra Images
Gaft et al. 1985 1 0 0
Gaft et al. 1998 3 0 0
Karakus & Moore 1988 1 0 0
CSIRO CL spectra 2014 3 1 1
Tarashchan 1978 7 0 0
Torpy et al. 2020, luminescence 8 2 2
Torpy et al. 2020, luminescence, other 0 2 0

Specimens of Kyanite

Name Owner Materials Image Spectra Techniques
Tista 2020 D4 Shaker CSIRO Albite, Allanite-(Ce), Amphibole, Andesine, Apatite, Augite, Biotite, Bytownite, Chlorite, Mg, Fe, Epidote, Garnet, Grossular, Ilmenite, Mn, Ilmenite, K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Oligoclase, Pyroxene, Quartz, Staurolite, Titanite, Titanohematite, Xenotime-(Y), Zircon, Zoisite 46 CL, EDS
Tista 2020 D4 Zircon conc CSIRO Albite, Apatite, Biotite, Florencite-(Ce), Ilmenite, K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Rutile, Scheelite, Titanite, Zircon, Zoisite 27 CL, EDS