Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.

Kyanite whose name derives from the Greek word kuanos sometimes referred to as kyanos meaning deep blue is a typically blue silicate mineral commonly found in aluminium-rich metamorphic pegmatites and/or sedimentary rock. Kyanite in metamorphic rocks generally indicates pressures higher than four kilobars.

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