Kyanite in Quartz - Willis Mountain, Buckingham County, Virginia

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 19th, 2026
Locality: Willis Mountain, Sprouses Corner, Farmville Mining District, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA (See on Mindat)

Description:
Originally posted by Mark Cole on Nature's Rainbows in 2015.

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Kyanite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

• Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Blue