Kyanite from the Willis Mountain Mine, Virginia, USA
Contributed by: Simone Conti
minID: GY1-08C
Date: Dec 04th, 2024
Locality: Willis Mountain Mine, Sprouses Corner, Farmville Mining District, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA (See on Mindat)
Size: 7 x 7 x 6 x cm
Weight: 350 g
Description:
Kyanite blades in matrix. Lot\'s of them! In daylight they are essentially colorless, white or light grey, missing their typical blue color. Kyanite often shows a dim to very dim red fluorescence under longwave UV light. In addition to the longware red, this specimen also shows a quite brighter light blue fluorescence under shortwave UV.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Kyanite
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Blue
- Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Red