kunzite

English

Etymology

From Kunz +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkʊntsˌaɪt/, /ˈkʌnˌzaɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkuːnˌzaɪt/

Noun

kunzite (countable and uncountable, plural kunzites)

  1. (mineralogy) A pink- to lilac-colored gemstone, a variety of spodumene.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Kunzite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “kunzite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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