Minimum 1.50ct 7mm Round Kyanite From Nepal Item: SKR703B
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Product Description for Minimum 1.50ct 7mm Round Kyanite From Nepal-SKR703BLight to dark blue kyanite is unique because it often forms its color in the center of the stone and tends to be colorless at the edges. It ranks a 7 on Mohs' hardness scale. Kyanite exhibits pleochroism, meaning it appears to be different colors when viewed in different directions: violet-blue, colorless and cobalt blue. The main sources for gem-quality kyanite include Myanmar (Burma), Brazil, Kenya, Austria, Switzerland, Zimbabwe, and the U.S.
Product Information for Minimum 1.50ct 7mm Round Kyanite From Nepal-SKR703B
| Product Type: | Single Stone |
Primary Stone / Kyanite
| Shape: | Round | Composition: | Natural |
| Cut: | Mixed Cuts | Treatment: | Untreated |
| Color: | Blue | Gemstone Group: | Gem |
| Dimensions: | 7 MM - Calibrated | Origin: | Nepal |
| Count: | 1.00 | Origin: | Nepal |
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2 of 3 (67%) customers would recommend this product to a friend. |
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Beautiful Blue,
May 13, 2008
sassygirl129
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"I am very happy with this gemstone, it's a very pretty color of blue. Thank you JTV."
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Fast Facts
| While ranging from light to dark blue hues, kyanite is unique because the gem often forms its color in the center of the stone and tends to be colorless at the edges. |
| With a Mohs’ hardness of 7 in general but only about 4.5 along its axes, plus a marked cleavage that parallels the prism face, kyanite is a challenge to cut. |
| Kyanite exhibits a pleochroism in three directions consisting of violet-blue, colorless and cobalt blue. |
 The main sources for gem quality kyanite include Burma (Myanmar), Brazil, Kenya, Austria, Switzerland, Zimbabwe, and the United States.
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Kyanite has a similar chemical composition to andalusite and fibrolite but it has a different crystal structure. It exhibits a range of colors including blue to colorless, blue-green and brown. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, kyanite ranks about 4.5 along its axes but a tougher 7 in general. It has a vitreous luster, and primary sources includes Burma (Myanmar), Brazil, Kenya, Austria, Switzerland, Zimbabwe, and the United States.
Color
Kyanite exhibits a range of colors including blue to colorless, blue-green and brown.
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