grandidierite
English
editEtymology
editFrom Grandidier + -ite; named after French naturalist and explorer Alfred Grandidier (1836–1921).
Noun
editgrandidierite
- (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