MQ28AG8: Grandidierite is one of the great myths of mineralogy, especially in the field of rare species. It was believed that we would never see more Grandidierites of such quality as those that exist in the great museums of the world, especially the museums of Paris, but for a couple of years in a little-known Madagascar site excellent Grandidierites have been appearing, some of them of as great quality as the famous specimens that appeared in the past.
This specimen was photographed for the ‘Munich 2017’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 70 of number 1/2018, and for the magazine ‘Mineralogical Record’ on page 338 in the volume 49, number 2
Tranomaro Commune, Tranomaro-Maromby mining area, Amboasary District, Anosy Region  Madagascar (02-06/2017)

Specimen size: 5.4 × 2.8 × 2.9 cm = 2.13” × 1.10” × 1.14”

Main crystal size: 5.1 × 1.7 cm = 2.01” × 0.67”