Sugilite Spectra (350 - 1100 nm)
The origin of pink color
in sugilite, KNa2Fe3+2(Li3Si12)O30, is it's managanese (Mn3+) content substituting for ferric iron. Larger pieces are often
purple, but when polished thin and examined in the regions that are
pure sugilite, they are pink.
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