sugilite

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

• David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Sugilite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “sugilite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

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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