Kunzite

Where it forms, where it's found

68recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
8OOxygen Oxygen 6 15.999 95.994
51.59%
14SiSilicon Silicon 2 28.085 56.170
30.18%
13AlAluminium Aluminium 1 26.982 26.982
14.50%
3LiLithium Lithium 1 6.940 6.940
3.73%
Total 186.086 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
8OOxygen	Oxygen	6	15.999	95.994	51.59%
14SiSilicon	Silicon	2	28.085	56.170	30.18%
13AlAluminium	Aluminium	1	26.982	26.982	14.50%
3LiLithium	Lithium	1	6.940	6.940	3.73%
	Total	186.086	100.00%

Synonyms

Kunzit
Kunzita
Lithia Amethyst
Lithionamethyst

Literature, links & citation

Citations

—Kunz, George Frederick (August 28, 1903) On a new lilac-colored spodumene San Diego County, California. Am.Jour. Sci., 4th. series: 16: 264-267.
1903Kunz, George Frederick (1903) (abstract): Science, new series:18: 280 (1903).
1903Baskerville, C. (1903) Kunzite, a new gem. Science, 18 (453). 303-304 doi:10.1126/science.18.453.303-aDOI: 10.1126/science.18.453.303-a
1953Claffy, Esther W. (1953) Composition, tenebrescence and luminescence of spodumene minerals. American Mineralogist, 38 (11-12) 919-931
2020Rehman, Habib Ur, Martens, Gerhard, Tsai, Ying Lai, Chankhantha, Chawalit, Kidkhunthod, Pinit, H. Shen, Andy (2020) An X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure (XANES) Study on the Oxidation State of Chromophores in Natural Kunzite Samples from Nuristan, Afghanistan. Minerals, 10 (5) 463 doi:10.3390/min10050463 DOI: 10.3390/min10050463

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Kunzite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/kunzite-2289},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}