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  1. Kyanite
    A polymorph whose other two minerals are sillimanite and andalusite. Usually blue.
    Found op http://www.geologyrocks.co.uk/glossary/letter/m

  2. kyanite
    [n] - a gray or greenish-blue mineral consisting of aluminum silicate in crystalline form
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  3. Kyanite
    Ky'a·nite noun See Cyanite .
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/K/19

  4. kyanite
    silicate mineral that is formed during the regional metamorphism of clay-rich sediments. It is an indicator of deep burial of a terrain. Kyanite ... [1 related articles]
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  5. Kyanite
    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 ...
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  6. kyanite
    Aluminium silicate, Al2SiO5, a pale-blue mineral occurring as blade-shaped crystals. It is an indicator of high-pressure conditions in metamorphic rocks formed from clay sediments. Andalusite, kyanite, and sillimanite are all polymorphs (see polymorphism)
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  7. kyanite
    1) Cyanite 2) Mineral
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/kyanite/1

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