KYANITE

kyanite, cyanite

(noun) a grey or greenish-blue mineral consisting of aluminum silicate in crystalline form; occurs in metaphoric rock, used as a refractory

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kyanite (countable and uncountable, plural kyanites)

A blue neosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5, found in metamorphic rocks.

Source: Wiktionary


Ky"an*ite, n.

Definition: See Cyanite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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