Undoubtedly one of the best, if not the best, uncut Grandidierite crystal found in the deposit, both for the perfection of its crystal forms and for its luster, transparency and color intensity, as well as for its gem quality. All this made it worthy of being on the cover of the German magazine Mineralien Welt, and it was also featured in the Mineralogical Record. This specimen is on the front cover of the 'Mineralien Welt' edition 06/2019, and has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery of Munich 2019 in the ‘Mineralogical Record’ on page 380 in the volume 51, number 2, May-April 2020, and in the Russian magazine ‘Mineral Observer’ on page 85 in the volume 26/2021, number 1
Tranomaro Commune, Tranomaro-Maromby area, Amboasary District, Anosy Region (Fort Dauphin Region), Toliara Province (Tuléar) Madagascar (09-10/2018)
Specimen size: 1.1 × 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.43” × 0.39” × 0.31”
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