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^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.