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It is composed of Kyanite-bearing quartz that weathers more slowly than the surrounding material. [1] The Kyanite Mining Corporation of Dillwyn has mined Willis Mountain long enough to reduce significantly the profile of the mountain. [1] [2]
Henry's Knob name derives from the Henry family, early settlers of York County who originally owned the mountain and surrounding land. In 1765 William Henry was granted 336 acres (1.36 km 2) on the south side of the Little Mountain, as Henry's Knob was then called, and four years later he was granted another 100 acres (0.40 km 2).
Kyanite Market to Reach USD 147.8 Million by 2023, Driven by Expanding Industrial Applications and Steady 3.2% CAGR Growth | Future Market Insights, Inc. NEWARK, Del, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global kyanite market is projected to reach a valuation of USD 147.8 million by the end of 2023, driven by its essential role in high ...
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Kyanite is a typically blue aluminosilicate mineral, found in aluminium-rich metamorphic pegmatites and sedimentary rock. It is the high pressure polymorph of andalusite and sillimanite , and the presence of kyanite in metamorphic rocks generally indicates metamorphism deep in the Earth's crust .
Location: About 2.0 to 3.0 miles (3.2 to 4.8 km) southwest of Mineral; according to the Spotsylvania County Deed Books, the mine is located on the old R.E. Dolan property known as the Louisa Gold Company Land tract comprising 766 arces, which includes the Waddy tract and the 104-acre (0.42 km 2) Waldorf tract; near the property of Lewis ...