Green kyanite is the less common green form of the same mineral as blue kyanite. It grows as long soft blades with white or gray banding. We do not carry it.
Silicate (aluminosilicate) · Kyanite
Green Kyanite
Cianita verde
- Palette
- Green
- Mined in
- Brazil, Tanzania
- Hardness
- Mohs 5.5–7.0 ?
- See-through
- translucent
- Known since
- 1789
- Named for
- Greek kyanos, dark blue
- Also sold as
- green cyanite
- Intention
- Protection Love
- Looking for
- Clearing negativity Focus and clarity Compassion and empathy
- Water
- Keep it dry; wipe with a soft cloth
- Dye or finish
- Kyanite is rarely altered because it is brittle and heat-sensitive; some pieces are stabilized with resin or oiled for shine. No dye is mentioned for green kyanite.
Not in our pieces now
4.5 TO 7
Kyanite's hardness depends on direction: about 4.5 to 5 along the blade and 6.5 to 7 across it.
VANADIUM
Green kyanite gets its color from vanadium, while blue kyanite gets it from iron and titanium.
MANHATTAN
New York's Manhattan schist holds kyanite that formed under extreme pressure as Pangaea came together.
What it is
Kyanite in a pale to medium green, usually long flat blades with white or gray banding running through them. It is a much less common color than blue, and polished pieces have a soft pearly shine.
What gives it its color
In the yellowish-green kyanite studied from Tanzania, the color comes from a high amount of iron.
Where it comes from
Vivid green kyanite has come from Tanzania, near Arusha, and lighter green material from Brazil. Kyanite in general is found in Minas Gerais in Brazil, the Swiss Alps and the Appalachians.
What's said about it
In crystal lore today, it is kept for clearing negativity and for seeing other people's motives clearly. It is linked to the heart and the third eye.
People wear it as a necklace or carry a piece in a pocket near the heart. The blades split easily, so it is handled gently. For the blue stone, see our kyanite page.
How people wear or keep it: As a necklace, in a pocket near the heart, or on a shelf.
In crystal practice
In the crystal tradition, green kyanite is paired with the heart and third eye chakras, so practitioners rest it there during meditation or lie down with it in place for a few quiet minutes. Day to day, the same tradition suggests keeping it close: as a necklace, in a pocket near the heart, on a shelf. People reach for it when they want clearing negativity, focus and clarity, compassion and empathy, and many set an intention when they put it on. Most practitioners cleanse a new stone first (running water only if the stone can take it, otherwise smoke or moonlight) and set it aside now and then to rest.
These are beliefs people have held and still hold about the stone, reported as such. Nothing here is a promise or a medical claim. We sell stones as jewelry, not for these effects.
Associations
The chakra and star sign this stone is usually matched with. These are popular traditions, not facts about the stone.
ChakraHeart, Third Eye
ZodiacPisces
ElementEarth
Also calledgreen cyanite
Care
- Kyanite is softer along the blade (about 5.5) than across it (about 7), so handle it as a soft stone.
- It splits cleanly along the blade, so tips and edges chip with a knock.
- Wipe with a soft dry cloth and keep it away from water and salt.
- Skip ultrasonic and steam cleaners, and store it apart from harder stones.
How to tell what you have
- Kyanite is bladed and fibrous with blotchy or striped color zones, and its hardness depends on direction: a steel needle scratches along the length but not across it.
- Even, glassy, single-shade green stones are more likely glass or dyed material.
- It splits along its grain, so it is best in earrings and pendants.
What sets the price
Price follows how even and attractive the green is, how clean the stone is, and its pearly sheen. Very uniform, glassy beads may be imitation.
Rules and sourcing
Some green kyanite is stabilized with resin or oiled for shine. The FTC jewelry guides call for a seller to disclose resin or oil.
Questions people ask at our table
What is green kyanite?
It is the green form of kyanite, the same aluminum silicate as the blue stone. It is found as long blades with white or gray banding.
What makes it green?
In one yellowish-green find from Tanzania, a gem lab traced the color to iron. Other dealers report chromium or vanadium, which we could not confirm.
Where does it come from?
Brazil is the usual origin given in crystal books, and a gem lab described a newer find from Tanzania. Green is a minor color at most sources.
Is it dyed?
Natural green kyanite gets its color inside the crystal. A bright, even green strand deserves a question to the seller, since blue kyanite is sometimes dyed.
Can I get it wet?
Better not. It is soft along its blades and splits easily, so a dry soft cloth is the safer way to clean it.
Not in our pieces right now
Stones we do carry that are close to it are listed under related stones.
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