noun
- Plural of cyanite; a blue or blue-green mineral form of aluminum silicate, used in ceramics and refractory materials.
Usage: Also called kyanite; technical/mineralogical term; Typically used in plural or as a mass noun in industrial contexts
Examples
- The geologist identified cyanites in the metamorphic rock sample.
- Cyanites are valued in the production of high-temperature ceramics.
- The mineral deposits contained significant quantities of cyanites.
- Industrial suppliers source cyanites for refractory brick manufacturing.
- Cyanites form under high-pressure metamorphic conditions.