cyanite

American  

[sahy-uh-nahyt] / ˈsaɪ əˌnaɪt /

noun

1. Mineralogy. kyanite.

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cyanite British  

/ ˌsaɪəˈnɪtɪk, ˈsaɪəˌnaɪt /

noun

1. a variant spelling of kyanite

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Other Word Forms

• cyanitic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of cyanite

First recorded in 1785–95; cyan- ¹ + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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cyanite

The following minerals produce beads with a small quantity of soda, but produce slags if too much soda is added: phenakite, pierosmine, olivine, cerite, cyanite, talc, gadolinite, lithium-tourmaline.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

The characteristic transverse striae, invariably present on the cleavage surfaces of stibnite and cyanite are due to secondary twinning along glide-planes, and have resulted from the bending of the crystals.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

We sought in vain for cyanite, which we had discovered in some blocks near Maniquarez.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Alexander von Humboldt

We detached with difficulty a fragment of cyanite from a block of splintered and milky quartz, which was isolated on the shore.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Thomasina Ross

The mineral cyanite is remarkable in having widely different degrees of hardness on different faces of its crystals and in different directions on the same face.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various