KUNZITE  , a transparent See also:

• LILAC

lilac-coloured variety of See also:

• SPODUMENE

spodumene, used as a See also:

• GEM (Lat. gemma, a bud,—from the root gen, meaning " to produce,"—or precious stone; in the latter sense the Greek term is > d>os)
• GEM, ARTIFICIAL

gem-See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone . It was discovered in 1902 near Pala, in See also:

• SAN

San Diego See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county, See also:

• CALIFORNIA
• CALIFORNIA, LOWER (Baja California)
• CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF

California, not far from the locality which yields the See also:

• FINE

fine specimens of See also:

• RUBELLITE

rubellite and See also:

• LEPIDOLITE

lepidolite, well known to mineralogists . The See also:

• MINERAL

mineral was named by Dr C . See also:

• BASKERVILLE, JOHN (1706-1775)

Baskerville after Dr See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George F . Kunz, the gem See also:

• EXPERT (Lat. expertus, from experiri, to try)

expert of New See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York, who first described it . See also:

• ANALYSIS (Gr. avci and Meta, to break up into parts)

Analysis by R . O . E . See also:

• DAVIS (or DAVYS), JOHN (1550 ?-16o5)
• DAVIS, ANDREW JACKSON (1826—1910)
• DAVIS, CHARLES HOWARD (1857- )
• DAVIS, CUSHMAN KELLOGG (1838-1900)
• DAVIS, HENRY WILLIAM BANKS (1833- )
• DAVIS, HENRY WINTER (1817-1865)
• DAVIS, JEFFERSON (1808–1889)
• DAVIS, THOMAS OSBORNE (1814–1845)

Davis showed it to be a spodumene . Kunzite occurs in large crystals, some weighing as much as l000 grams each, and presents delicate hues from rosy lilac to deep See also:

• PINK

pink . It is strongly dichroic . Near the See also:

• SURFACE

surface it may lose See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour by exposure .

Kunzite becomes strongly phosphorescent under the See also:

• RONTGEN, DAVID
• RONTGEN, WILHELM KONRAD (1845– )

Rontgen rays, or by the See also:

• ACTION

action of See also:

• RADIUM (from Lat. radius, ray)

radium or on exposure to ultra-See also:

• VIOLET

violet rays .