Virginia Kyanite

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
SiO2	37.46%	1.06
Fe2O3	0.91%	0.01
Al2O3	59.90%	1.00
TiO2	0.92%	0.02
Na2O	0.20%	0.01
K2O	0.20%	-
MgO	0.06%	-
CaO	0.05%	-
LOI	0.29%	n/a
Oxide Weight		169.77
Formula Weight		170.27

Related Information

Materials	Mullite
Materials	Pyrophyllite
Materials	Kyanite Kyanite is a granular material used in the manufacture of ceramics and abrasives. It is notable for low thermal expansion and one-way expansion on heating.

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