grandidierite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

grandidierite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal bluish green mineral containing aluminum, boron, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Grandidierite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

Further reading

• Grandidierite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia