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Peach coloured quartz with kyanite?

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Amanda Hawkins

Peach coloured quartz with kyanite?
May 28, 2012 09:10PM

Registered: 3 years ago
Posts: 483

Hi all,

I have a specimen of Kyanite here with what looks like peach coloured quartz, or is it something else!?

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Amanda

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William W Besse

Re: Peach coloured quartz with kyanite?
May 28, 2012 10:06PM

Registered: 6 years ago
Posts: 250

Amanda,

These kyanite and quartz combinations are commonly have iron oxides in the porous cracks. If mined commercially, like those from Brazil, they are cleaned with chemicals. If they do not clean them long enough some of the iron remains and can be seen underneath. This appears to be the situation here.

Bill

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Amanda Hawkins

Re: Peach coloured quartz with kyanite?
May 29, 2012 06:22AM

Registered: 3 years ago
Posts: 483

Thanks Bill, I think it looks rather attractive!

Amanda

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William W Besse

Re: Peach coloured quartz with kyanite?
May 30, 2012 04:34AM

Registered: 6 years ago
Posts: 250

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." ...And we do not need to question that.

Bill

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