English edit

Etymology edit

Grandidier +‎ -ite; named after French naturalist and explorer Alfred Grandidier (1836–1921).

Noun edit

grandidierite

  1. (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