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Kyanite BeadsAnother name of Kyanite stone beads is "Disthene". From the Greek word "Kyanos", the name kyanite has been derived. Kyanos means blue and it is inevitable from this name that these beads are found in blue color. A beautiful blue color hue comes out from these beads. Sometime, the color hue also comes out in bluish green color shade. These beads come under rare beads category and are brittle in nature. For making various kind of jewelries, like earrings, pendants, brooches etc., these beads are used. Besides jewelry industry, they are also used in chemical industries for manufacturing of heat resistant and spark plugs ceramics. These beads are shiny and translucent and their harness also vary. The zodiac signs of these beads are Libra, Aries and Taurus. As they are brittle in nature, therefore while cutting them into several attractive shapes and designs, utmost care must be paid.

Kyanite Stones Kyanite Stones

Chemical Structure: Al2SiO5
Mineral: Aluminum Silicate
Hardness: 6.5 to 7.0
Refractive Index: 1.71 to 1.75.
Specific Gravity: 6.56 to 6.67
Luster: Vitreous; Pearly
Solubility: None

The Latin name of Kyanite stone is Kyanos, which means blue. These are typical silicate minerals having blue color. These minerals are usually found in aluminum rich metamorphic pegmatites and/or sedimentary rocks. these mineral stones belonging to the alumino-silicate series. As these mineral stones are powerfully Anisotropic therefore, their hardness depends upon their crystallographic direction.

These stones are found either in transparent form or in translucent form. The major colors in which they are available are white, green, gray and black. Their crystal system is Triclinic. These stones are brittle in their nature. The other few associated minerals which are found along with Kyanite are Sillimanite, Micas, Garnets, Staurolite, Andalusite etc. the notable occurrence places of these mineral stones are North Carolina and Georgia (both in U.S.A), Brazil, Russia, India, Switzerland and Kenya.





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