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Grandidierite is a rare
mineral that was
first discovered in 1902 in
southern Madagascar. The
mineral was
named in
honor of
French explorer Alfred Grandidier...
- diopside, spinel, phlogopite, scapolite, calcite, tremolite, apatite,
grandidierite, sinhalite, hyalophane, uvite, pargasite, clinozoisite, forsterite,...
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Umbalite Gaspeite ****lussite
Gibbsite Glaucophane Goethite Goosecr****ite
Grandidierite Gypsum Gyrolite Halite Hambergite Hanksite Hardystonite Hauyne Helenite...
- porcelain,
bowieite 7-7.5
Garnet 7.5 Tungsten, zircon, euclase, hambergite,
grandidierite 7.5-8
Beryl (including
emerald and aquamarine) 8 Topaz,
cubic zirconia...
- Gold
Goldmanite Gonnardite Gordaite Gormanite Goslarite Graftonite Grandidierite Grandreefite Graphite Gratonite Greenalite Greenockite Gregoryite Greifensteinite...
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Grandidierite from Tranomaro...
- a
darker composition, this
gemstone can be in a
variety of colours.
Grandidierite was
discovered by
Antoine François
Alfred Lacroix (1863–1948) in 1902...
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Grandaite Grd
Guidottiite Gdt
Galuskinite Gkn
Georgeite Gg
Glaucophane Gln
Grandidierite Gdd
Guildite Gdi
Gamagarite Gam
Georgerobinsonite Grb Glaukosphaerite...
- in his
honour by
French herpetologist François Mocquard. The
mineral grandidierite,
discovered in Madagascar, was also
named in his honour, as is the giant...
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Grandidierite from Tranomaro...
