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Dietzeite

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Description
Locality: 
Algorta Mine, Sierra Valenzuela, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

Yellow filigrane dietzeite from the Algorta mine, Antofagasta, Chile. 

Rare mineral. SEM-EDS confirmed material.  

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dietzeite

Formula: 
Ca2(IO3)2(CrO4)·H2O
Strunz: 
4.KD.05
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Lautaro Mine, Morro Moreno, Antofagasta Region, Chile