cyaniten.
/ˈsʌɪənʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
1. A native silicate of aluminium, usually blue.
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1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 209 Cyanite of Werner.
1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 125 The kyanite of Werner.
1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. I. v. 195 We detached..a fragment of cyanite from a block of splintered and milky quartz.
2. (See quot. 1884).
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1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 36/1 Cyanite, a Fire-proof priming for Paint, Varnish, &c.
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