kunzite

English
Kunzite Nouristan

Etymology

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 (1997–2024) “Kunzite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “kunzite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.