Kunzite

ID	71
Mineral	Kunzite
Location	Namascotcha Mine - Alto Ligonha - Zambezia - Mozambique
Fluorescence	LW-UV: close SW-UV: close
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Mindat data

ID	2289
Long ID	1:1:2289:3
IMA Status	0 1
Variety of	3733
Entry type	2
Description	A pink gem variety of Spodumene. Kunzite is frequently irradiated to enhance the colour.
Hardness (min)	6.5
Hardness (max)	7.0
Lustre	Vitreous
About the name	Originally described by George F. Kunz in 1903 as a transparent, lilac, spodumene from Pala, California. Named in 1903 by H. Charles Baskerville in honor of George Frederick Kunz [1856-1932], American mineralogist, gemologist, author, editor, and vice-president of Tiffany and Co. of New York, New York, USA.
Crystal System	Monoclinic
key_elements	0

Price: € 5

Dimensions: Not registered

Weight: 1 g

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Symbol	Element
Al	Aluminium
Li	Lithium
O	Oxygen
Si	Silicium