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Kyanite is an interesting and unique gemstone. Kyanite is distinguished by its intense blue color, which immediately draws attention to this stone. Kyanites also change their color scale when looking at the stone from different angles this effect is called dichroism. Ornamental kyanite has a beautiful silky and pearlescent luster and shimmers in various shades of blue - blue, light blue, silver. The name `kyanite` comes from the Greek and means `blue` in translation. This is how the famous German mineralogist A. Werner named the stone for its rich blue color. Although kyanites can be purple, dark blue almost black, gray, green, yellow. Kyanite is also known under the name `disten`, which was given to the stone by the French mineralogist Rene Gaulie. Translated from Greek, `disten` means `two-hard`.