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36 Minerals

4-Kyanite

4-Kyanite

$42.00 USD
$42.00 USD
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Size

The number "4" is represented by the mineral Kyanite which is a 4 on the Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness. 

All prints are of digital paintings of minerals created with archival ink and paper. Each print is signed by the artist. You can watch the painting process in the video below.

Materials

All prints are printed on Red River 60lb Polar White paper with archival ink.

Shipping & Returns

Shipping is from my studio in Baltimore, MD to anywhere in the Continental United States. Orders over $100 ship free of charge.

8" x 10" prints ship flat pack, and the two larger sizes ship in a tube.

Dimensions

I currently offer 3 sizes of prints. You can select sizes above.

Care Instructions

All prints are printed on archival paper with archival ink, but I do recommend you protect your print within a glass frame. I've chosen 3 common sizes that are easy to find a variety of frame styles an price points for.

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Kyanite

Kyanite is strongly anisotropic, in that its hardness varies depending on its crystallographic direction with the parallel axis being softer and the perpendicular axis being harder.

  • Chemical Formula

    Al2SiO5

  • Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness

    4.5-5 parallel to one axis
    6.5-7 perpendicular to that axis

  • Streak

    White

  • Geological Setting

    Kyanite occurs in biotite gneiss, mica schist, and hornfels, which are metamorphic rocks formed at high pressure during regional metamorphism of a protolith rich in aluminium (a pelitic protolith). Kyanite is also occasionally found in granite and pegmatite and associated quartz veins.