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- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Salar de Mirage, Marie Elena, Atacama, Chile
- Formula
- Ca2(IO3)2CrO4·H2O
- Size
- Thumbnail 3.1x2.6x2cm
- Special Info
- Type Locality
Lemon yellow acicular or fibrous crystal groups to 1mm. Dietzeite is a rare iodate-chromate found in dry environments. It only occurs in Chile.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Taltal, Antofagasta Prov., Antofagasta, Chile
- Formula
- Ca2(IO3)2CrO4·H2O
- Size
- Thumbnail 2.7x2.3x1.8cm
Golden yellow, sugary, microcrystals less than 0.3mm in size. Very rare mineral and occurs chiefly in evaporitic arid environments with salts.
