30.23 CTS KYANITE PENDANT WITH DOUBLETS SILVER [SJ2726]

SEDA JEWELLERY

KYANITE SILVER

PENDANT WITH 

DOUBLETS

This is a natural stone mined in Nepal

Well polished.

The workmanship and finish is excellent

Sterling silver

Stamped 925

Size of Kyanite 17 x 12 mm app

Size of doublets: 4 mm app

Amount of silver used: 3.14 grams app

Weight of kyanite: 14.50 cts app

Weight of stones and silver 30.23 cts app

Kyanite is a polymorph with two other minerals; andalusite and sillimanite. A polymorph is a mineral that shares the same chemistry but a different crystal structure with another, or other, minerals. Kyanite is an attractive mineral that has a near sapphire like blue color in some especially nice specimens. Kyanite has a unique characteristic in that it has a wide variation in hardness, in the same crystal. The hardness of kyanite is approximately 4.5 when scratched parallel to the long axis of the crystal and approximately 6.5 when scratched perpendicular to or across the long axis. Other minerals usually have variable hardness on different crystal faces due to a different concentration and oreintation of the atoms in the structure