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Kyanite

Gemstone
Kyanite is a typically blue aluminosilicate mineral, found in aluminium-rich metamorphic pegmatites and sedimentary rock. It is the high pressure polymorph of andalusite and sillimanite, and the presence of kyanite in metamorphic rocks generally... Wikipedia
Color: Blue
Chemical formula: Al₂SiO₅
Hardness (Mohs hardness scale): 4.5 – 7
Luster: Vitreous
Mineral chemical formula: Al2SiO5
Birefringence: δ = 0.012 – 0.016
Category: Nesosilicate