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Kōrero: Gemstones

Kyanite

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Kyanite, an aluminium silicate, is one of the few blue minerals that occur naturally in New Zealand. The polished slab comes from a boulder in Jacobs River, South Westland, one of the few places that this mineral has been found. It is made of kyanite associated with green chrome mica.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Photograph by Alastair McLean

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Jocelyn Thornton, Gemstones – Other gemstones, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/5129/kyanite (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jocelyn Thornton, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.

Comments

Ian of Oz
27 December 2013
Great resource, congratulations and appreciation for putting it altogether. New Zealand internet gem stone and related site material has come so far in recent years. Keep up the good work.