John Faithfull🌍🇪🇺🏴🧡 ✊🏼✊🏿#MinCup23 cacoxenite vs kyanite: #VoteKyanite Here's a massively chonky block of Dalradian kyanite (maybe 40cm long) from Shetland, on display at the #BGS Lyell Centre in Edinburgh. #Geology #Shetland #Kyanite Lovely! 🥰 🤩
Maria Gorick@FaithfullJohn What a gorgeous sample of #Kyanite! I defintely need to visit #Shetland #VoteKyanite #MinCup23
@MATBGor I've never been either, but Shetland does seem to do kyanite very well: there are several places (eg on Unst and on Mainland) which have big kyanite-quartz veins, as well as lovely kyanite-bearing rocks. 😊
@MATBGor quite a long of old, and recent geological literature on them too!
@FaithfullJohn Thank you for highlighting the various localities. Shetland has moved to the top of my list of places to visit. I will have a look at the literature too.
cobalt going beige today@FaithfullJohn This is the finest chunk of kyanite I’ve ever seen!