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Credits of The virtual Mineral Gallery
Conception and website design
Muséum nationale d’Histoire naturelle
Scientific Committee: François Farges
Project Management: Stéphanie Targui
Editorial design: Stéphanie Targui, Emmanuelle Costanzo
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Gabriel Carlier, Jacqueline Christin, Cristiano Ferraris, Jean-Marc Fourcault, Michel Guiraud, Elisabeth Hoffman, Jean-Pierre Lorand, Jean-Victor Martin, Giancarlo Parodi, Magali Péguet, Lionel Quilès, Philippe Pénicaut, Ronan Rio, Cyril Roguet, Benjamin Rondeau et Geneviève Sabot.