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& FREE ShippingThere are so many qualities of this stone to admire and adore. Layered books of Blue Kyanite drape themselves over one another, forming an otherworldly yet elegant mountain-like appearance. These stacks of Kyanite rests on a large, single book of blades that run parallel and smooth - a perfectly palm-sized wonder.
Stone of Attunement
						
                           
                          Category:
			
						
						Nesosilicate
                          
                           
                           
                           
                          Chemical Formula:
			Al2SiO5
                          
                           
                           
                           
                          Crystal Class:
			
						
						Pinacoidal
                          
                           
                           
                           
                          Crystal System:
			
						
						Triclinic
                          
                           
                           
                           
                          Name:
			Kyanite
                          
                           
                           
                           
                          Space Group:
			P1
                          
                           
                           
                           
                          Strunz Classification:
			9.AF.15
                          
                           
                           
                           
                          Unit Cell:
			a = 7.1262(12) Åb = 7.852(10) Åc = 5.5724(10) Åα = 89.99(2)°, β = 101.11(2)°γ = 106.03(1)°; Z = 4
                          
                           
                                                      
                        
                           
                           Cleavage: [100] perfect [010] imperfect with 79° angle between
                           
                           Crystal Habit: Columnar, Fibrous, Bladed
                           
                           Diaphaneity: Transparent to translucent
                           
                           Fracture: Splintery
                           
                           Luster: Vitreous
                           
                           Optical Properties: Biaxial (-)
                           
                           Pleochroism: Trichroic
                           
                           Refractive Index: nα = 1.712 - 1.718 nβ = 1.720 - 1.725 nγ = 1.727 - 1.734
                           
                           Specific Gravity: 3.67
                           
                           Streak: White
                           
                           Tenacity: Brittle
                           
                           Twinning: Lamellar on {100}