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Grandidierite : (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3[O2|BO3|SiO4] | |
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Cap Andrahomana, Ranopiso District, Anosy (Fort Dauphin) Region, Tuléar (Toliara) Province, Madagascar Grandidierite crystals from type locality Ex C. Novak collection (France) Sample size: 10 X 4,5 cm Collection and photo: Arliguie M |
| © Arliguie M | Photo ID: 148367 View Count: 194 |
Grandidierite : (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3[O2|BO3|SiO4] | |
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Cap Andrahomana, Ranopiso District, Anosy (Fort Dauphin) Region, Tuléar (Toliara) Province, Madagascar 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm. Sharply crystallized examples of this species are very rare. This is the type locality, from which specimens were recovered around 1900 and identified in 1902. This is a rare magnesium, aluminum oxide, borate silicate and here occurs in lustrous, slightly translucent, sky blue crystals, to 1.5 cm across. This ENTIRE CLUSTER is ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 169886 View Count: 132 |
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