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sugilite

sugilite noun: a mineral with hexagonal crystals, often pink or purple but can have different colors, KNa₂(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺,Al)₂Li₃Si₁₂O₃₀.

sugilite: a mineral with hexagonal crystals, often pink or purple but can have different colors,...
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Noun

sugilite (uncountable)

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

Origin of sugilite

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

Questions about sugilite

What does sugilite mean?
Sugilite means a mineral with hexagonal crystals, often pink or purple but can have different colors, KNa₂(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺,Al)₂Li₃Si₁₂O₃₀.
What part of speech is sugilite?
Sugilite is a noun.

Words near sugilite in the dictionary

  1. suggillations
  2. sugging
  3. Suggs
  4. Sughd
  5. sugi
  6. sugilite
  7. Sugimoto
  8. Sugimotos
  9. Suginami
  10. Sugiyama
  11. Sugiyamas

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