a bluish silicate of aluminum, AlSiO, that forms in long, thin, bladed crystals that are found in metamorphic rocks
Origin of kyanite
alternative spelling, spelled of cyanitekyanite
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kyanite
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noun
A bluish-green to colorless mineral, Al2SiO5, used as a refractory.
Origin of kyanite
Greek kuanos dark blue enamel -ite 1THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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A bluish-green to colorless triclinic mineral. Kyanite occurs as long, thin, blade-shaped crystals in metamorphic rocks. It is unique among minerals in having two grades of hardness, one along its length, and one along its width. It is a polymorph of andalusite and sillimanite, but can form at lower temperatures than either of these. Chemical formula: Al2SiO5.
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural kyanites)
- a blue neosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5, found in metamorphic rocks
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Ancient Greek κυανός (kuanos, “blue”).
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