Sugilite

Origin

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

Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Full definition of sugilite

Noun

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

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