grandidierite
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March 24, 2021
Discovered at Andrahomana, near Fort Dauphin in Madagascar. Its name honors the French explorer Alfred Grandidier (1836-1912).
orthorhombic
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eosphorite
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March 24, 2021
Its name comes from the Greek, defining the pink color at the arrival of dawn. Its chemical formula is very close to the childrenite, which is yellow-brown because iron dominates, while for éosphorite it is manganese which dominates and gives the pink color.
enstatite
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March 24, 2021
Being difficult to melt, it was awarded the name of Greek word meaning “resistant” without really understanding why. The more it contains iron, more the color becomes dark and black. The more its iron content increases, more its density increases. The enstatite forms an isomorphous
meerschaum
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March 24, 2021
This is a silicate in the form of tiny crystals assembled in concretions in highly porous aggregates. This porosity allows it to float, it hardens as it dries. Its name, sepiolite, it has been awarded by the German mineralogist E. F. Glocker, that determined the
