Kyanite
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Bladed kyanite. Brazil
An aluminosilicate. One of the three polymorphs of Al2SiO5. It is used to gauge temperature and pressure conditions during the formation of metamorphic rocks.
It has a very strong cleavege in one direction and breaks evenly along these lines, but it much tougher on the other faces.
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