: a pinkish-lilac variety of spodumene used as a gem
Examples of kunzite in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebSince antiquity, the mines have been a supplemental source of income for farming families, who extract precious stones such as quartz, tourmaline and kunzite, a glassy, purplish crystal, and sell them to the bazaars of Central and South Asia.—Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 24 May 2023 Another is perched on a kunzite, one on a citrine, one on an aquamarine, and another on what might be morganite.—Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 5 June 2023 Soft stones like opal, kunzites, pearls, tourmalines, and emeralds cannot withstand this type of cleaning process.—Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 25 Mar. 2020 The house’s 100th-anniversary collection highlights signature elements like its intricate goldwork, seen on this Budelli cocktail ring in 18-karat white and yellow gold, metalwork that nicely frames a sizeable kunzite.—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2019 We have been asked for mostly over the-top jewels with happy colors—citrine, kunzite, big cab emeralds.—Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 6 May 2019 And those kunzites, evening stones by myth, but shining brightly under the light today.—Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 14 Mar. 2019 See More
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