This is the first overview of Madagascan topological mineralogy in English.In this monograph Dr.Federico Pezzotta, a Madagascar specialist and curator of the Natural History Museum of Milan, reports on the origins, distribution and production of the minerals and gemstones of Madagascar. He guides the reader through the island’s remote localities and sources some of the “world’s best” mineral species.

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