grandidierite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Grandidier + -ite; named after French naturalist and explorer Alfred Grandidier (1836–1921).
Noun
[edit]grandidierite
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal bluish green mineral containing aluminum, boron, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
References
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Grandidierite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
Further reading
[edit]- Grandidierite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia