Kyanite is best known for its colour zones & brittle character. Formed form Aluminum silicate, its hardness may vary from 4-7.5 in the same crystal depending upon axial direction. Clear, shiny blue, blue-green in appearance kyanite is allocated with loyalty, serenity, calmness, innovation & dreams. It's extreme variability in hardness makes it difficult to cut but easy to damage. Being a tranquilizer, kyanite facilitates mental clarity & calmness is especially effective on throat & third-eye chakras.

 

Emerald kyanite is known for its spendid sea green colour. Beautiful in appearance, it resembles the Zambian Emerald and is probably the most popular kind.