kyanite
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek κυανός (kuanós, “blue”) + -ite.
Noun
kyanite (countable and uncountable, plural kyanites)
- a blue neosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5, found in metamorphic rocks
Translations
blue neosilicate mineral
Further reading
- “Kyanite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- “kyanite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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