kunzite

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English[edit]

Kunzite Nouristan

Etymology[edit]

Kunz +‎ -ite

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

kunzite (countable and uncountable, plural kunzites)

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

Further reading[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Kunzite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “kunzite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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