Kyanite

Nov 17, 2024 | Fluorescent Minerals by Species

Kyanite often shows a dim red fluorescence under longwave UV light. This fluorescence is usually very dim. More rarely, it shows a quite brighter blue fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

SC1163 – Kyanite from Willis Mountain Mine, Virginia, USA

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.

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