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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}