This mineral is easily identified by its blue, pearly, bladed crystals. It is found in metamorphic environments, often with garnet, staurolite, and corundum. It was named in 1789 by A.G. Werner from the Greek word kyanos meaning blue.
Minerals
This mineral is easily identified by its blue, pearly, bladed crystals. It is found in metamorphic environments, often with garnet, staurolite, and corundum. It was named in 1789 by A.G. Werner from the Greek word kyanos meaning blue.
Mineral Photos courtesy of R.Weller/Cochise College