kyanite
Noun
Meaning
a grey or greenish-blue mineral consisting of aluminum silicate in crystalline form; occurs in metaphoric rock, used as a refractory
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A subgroup is the andalusite -, staurolite -, kyanite - and sillimanite -schists which usually make their appearance in the vicinity of gneissose granites, and have presumably been affected by contact metamorphism.
Notes for identification Deep blue kyanite Kyanite's elongated, columnar crystals are usually a good first indication of the mineral, as well as its color (when the specimen is blue).
Kaduna State is also blessed with an array of mineral resources which include, Kyanite, Kaolin, Columbite, Gold, Quartz, Mica, Clay, Asbestos, and Graphite.
Color varieties include recently discovered orange kyanite from Tanzania.
However, the most useful characteristic in identifying kyanite is its anisotropism.
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