kunzite

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English

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Kunzite Nouristan

Etymology

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Kunz +‎ -ite

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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kunzite (countable and uncountable, plural kunzites)

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

Further reading

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