16kg Manganoan Sugilite, GIA Laboratory Certified, Smithsonian Exhibition Stone, I.Kurgan Royal Azel, Hall of Gems Smithsonian Museum 1981, Wessels Mine in Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Sugilite is commonly pronounced with a soft "g", as in "ginger". However, as with most minerals, its pronunciation is intended to be the same as the person it is named after; in this case, the Japanese name Sugi has a hard "g", as in "geese".[5]
The mineral is also referred to as lavulite, luvulite, and royal azel by gem and mineral collectors.[3]
Sugilite on Matrix, Wessels Mine in Northern Cape Province, South Africa, size: 2.4 x 2.1 x 1.2 cmSugilite owl and mouse, height 9 cm (3.5 in)
^ abAnthony, John W.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Bladh, Kenneth W.; Nichols, Monte C. (2005). "Sugilite" (PDF). Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineral Data Publishing. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^"OpenLearn Live: 8th September 2015 - Meet The Minerals". OpenLearn. The Open University. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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sugilite, lyte, relatively, rare, pink, purple, cyclosilicate, mineral, with, complex, chemical, formula, kna2, 2li3si12o30, crystallizes, hexagonal, system, with, prismatic, crystals, crystals, rarely, found, form, usually, massive, mohs, hardness, specific, . Sugilite ˈ s uː ɡ e l aɪ t dʒ i SOO ge lyte jee 2 3 is a relatively rare pink to purple cyclosilicate mineral with the complex chemical formula KNa2 Fe Mn Al 2Li3Si12O30 Sugilite crystallizes in the hexagonal system with prismatic crystals The crystals are rarely found and the form is usually massive It has a Mohs hardness of 5 5 6 5 and a specific gravity of 2 75 2 80 It is mostly translucent Sugilite was first described in 1944 by the Japanese petrologist Ken ichi Sugi 1901 1948 for an occurrence on Iwagi Islet Japan where it is found in an aegirine syenite intrusive stock It is found in a similar environment at Mont Saint Hilaire Quebec Canada In the Wessels mine in Northern Cape Province of South Africa sugilite is mined from a strata bound manganese deposit It is also reported from Liguria and Tuscany Italy New South Wales Australia and Madhya Pradesh India 4 Sugilite16kg Manganoan Sugilite GIA Laboratory Certified Smithsonian Exhibition Stone I Kurgan Royal Azel Hall of Gems Smithsonian Museum 1981 Wessels Mine in Northern Cape Province South AfricaGeneralCategoryCyclosilicateFormula repeating unit KNa2 Fe Mn Al 2Li3Si12O30IMA symbolSug 1 Strunz classification9 CM 05Dana classification63 02 01a 09Crystal systemHexagonalCrystal classDihexagonal dipyramidal 6 mmm H M symbol 6 m 2 m 2 m Space groupP6 mccUnit cella 10 c 14 A Z 2IdentificationColorLight brownish yellow purple violet reddish violet pale pink colorlessCrystal habitPrismatic crystals typically granular to massiveCleavagePoor on 0001 Mohs scale hardness6 6 1 2LusterVitreousStreakWhiteDiaphaneityTransparent to translucentSpecific gravity2 74Optical propertiesUniaxial Refractive indexnw 1 610 ne 1 607Birefringenced 0 003PleochroismWeakReferences 2 3 4 Sugilite is commonly pronounced with a soft g as in ginger However as with most minerals its pronunciation is intended to be the same as the person it is named after in this case the Japanese name Sugi has a hard g as in geese 5 The mineral is also referred to as lavulite luvulite and royal azel by gem and mineral collectors 3 Sugilite on Matrix Wessels Mine in Northern Cape Province South Africa size 2 4 x 2 1 x 1 2 cmSugilite owl and mouse height 9 cm 3 5 in See also Edit nbsp Earth sciences portalList of minerals List of minerals named after peopleReferences Edit Warr L N 2021 IMA CNMNC approved mineral symbols Mineralogical Magazine 85 3 291 320 Bibcode 2021MinM 85 291W doi 10 1180 mgm 2021 43 S2CID 235729616 a b Barthelmy David 2014 Sugilite Mineral Data Webmineral com Retrieved 22 July 2022 a b c Sugilite Mindat org a b Anthony John W Bideaux Richard A Bladh Kenneth W Nichols Monte C 2005 Sugilite PDF Handbook of Mineralogy Mineral Data Publishing Retrieved 14 March 2022 OpenLearn Live 8th September 2015 Meet The Minerals OpenLearn The Open University Retrieved 20 January 2016 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sugilite Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sugilite amp oldid 1150399479, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
