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- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Sponda Alp, Chironico Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
- Formula
- Al2OSiO4
- Size
- Cabinet 18x11x3cm
Large cabinet specimen of blue Kyanite blades to 8cm long in Pyrophyllite (?) matrix or "mica schist". This is a classic well-know locality which is often featured in many older mineral/geology picture books.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
- Formula
- Al2OSiO4
- Size
- SmCabinet 9x7x3cm
A classic locality where Kyanite and Staurolite occur together in Paragonite matrix. The Kyanite is blue with that characteristic darker blue band. The Staurolite is a deep red and prismatic.