Mineralpedia Details for Dietzeite
Dietzeite
- Formula
- Ca2(IO3)2CrO4·H2O
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Cleavage
- Indistinct, None, None
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- golden yellow
- Streak
- light yellow
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Fracture
- Conchoidal
- Hardness
- 3.5
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Dietzeite from Salar de Mirage, Marie Elena, Atacama, Chile
- 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.
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