Stunned by Stone
A pictorial of my collection featuring rocks, minerals and fossils!
Monday, June 16, 2008
Kyanite
Love its nice blue colour...
but one interesting fact about this mineral that makes it so unique:
It's Moh's hardness is 4.5-5 parallel to one axis and 6.5-7 perpendicular to that axis!
A mineral with two different hardness!
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