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grandidierite

grandidierite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal bluish green mineral containing aluminum, boron, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

grandidierite

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

Origin of grandidierite

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

Questions about grandidierite

What does grandidierite mean?
Grandidierite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal bluish green mineral containing aluminum, boron, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is grandidierite?
Grandidierite is a noun.

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