#kyanite

[geologyin-blog]

Amazingly Stunning Deep blue kyanite crystals in quartz matrix from Brazil.

Photo: @TheCrystalminer

[twomontis]

Kyanite has been getting a lot of faves on toyhouse and it made me want to draw em real quick🥺

I love this goopy mans

[awakeningthevioletswithin]

Forest Blueprints

Watercolor On Cotton Paper

2025, 31"x 41"

Blue Aspen Forest

Sodalite, Blue Kyanite, Blue Apatite

[ahollowmelody]

[reddpenn]

Do you have any thoughts about cyanite? I'm reading a book wherein some characters are given rock-related names for worldbuilding reasons, and it seemed an interesting choice for a protagonist's name, with implications that probably elude me. (Other characters' names include feldspar and alabaster.) (I like when stories do this kind of thing, there are a lot of cool names for different rocks.)

Oooh, that's an incredibly interesting name for a protagonist! Cyanite is a variation on kyanite, which is this blue mineral:

And an archaic name for kyanite was disthene, a Greek word meaning "two strengths." It was called this because kyanite has this super interesting property called anisotropy.

Anisotropic minerals have two different numbers on the mohs scale, the scale that measures the hardness and scratch resistance of minerals. When scratched against the grain, kyanite has a mohs hardness of 7, about as hard as quartz. But when scratched along the grain, kyanite only has a hardness of 4.5, as soft as fluorite!

(I have actually done hardness testing on kyanite, it is wild how different the durability becomes just by rotating the stone.)

Anyway, back to your book! Maybe by naming the character Cyanite, the author is alluding to the fact that they're a strong character with a secret, catastrophic weakness. Or maybe they're a weak character with a lot of hidden strength!

[dekkiidan]

Little piece of giftart I did for @centaurra featuring their wonderful firedancer - Kyan!

Man, I drew this a couple of months ago but am still so happy with the posing and movement ;w;

Kyanite belongs to @centaurra

[outerwyrm]

Art trade with Kyanite for @kyanite-shards!!

[dandelionadrian]

Atem/Yugi inspired bracelet ꧁꧂

[geologyin-blog]

This Amazing Large 7 inch Kyanite Super cluster. Photo: TheCrystalminer.com Minerals

[twomontis]

gonna smooch kyanite.

Kissy?!

[dongphuongbachvan]

I recently got a custom bracelet inspired by the dynamic duo of House and Chase. It’s made with kyanite and golden rutilated quartz stones, featuring a cross charm and a stethoscope charm.

What's really cool is that the kyanite beads are larger than the rutilated quartz ones, symbolizing how House is both physically and in age larger than Chase.🤣🤣🤣

[awakeningthevioletswithin]

Popping Balloons

Watercolor On Artboard

2024, 9"x 12"

Blue Poppies

Sodalite and Kyanite

[ahollowmelody]

Thanks so much to @lez-bichi-lover for the beautiful piece with Kyanite! Please go check them out for more amazing HK art!

[dekkiidan]

My half of mine and @kyanite-shards's art trade, featuring their gorgeous OC Kyanite in their fancy fit!

Thank you so much for trading with me, as soon as I saw Kyan's fancy clothes I knew I wanted to draw them dancing! >w<

You can find Erika's amazing half of our trade here!

Kyanite belongs to @kyanite-shards

[grapeagata]

i got moar rock :3

o((>ω< ))o 🌟 Kyanite 🌟 ヾ(≧▽≦*)o