sugilite

English

Sugilite

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  • “Sugilite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • sugilite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
  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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