noun
- a blue or bluish-green mineral form of aluminum silicate, used in ceramics and refractory materials.
Usage: also spelled kyanite; technical/mineralogy term
Examples
- Cyanite is valued in the production of high-temperature ceramics.
- The geologist identified cyanite crystals in the metamorphic rock sample.
- Cyanite's heat resistance makes it useful for kiln linings.
- The blue cyanite specimen was added to the mineral collection.
- Industrial applications of cyanite include refractory brick manufacturing.