sugilite

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English[edit]

Sugilite

Etymology[edit]

After Japanese petrologist Ken-ichi Sugi (1901-1948) in 1976.[1]

Noun[edit]

sugilite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral with hexagonal crystals, often pink or purple but can have different colors, KNa2(Fe2+,Mn2+,Al)2Li3Si12O30.

Further reading[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sugilite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “sugilite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  1. ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

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