English edit

Etymology edit

Dietze +‎ -ite after August Dietze (?-1893?), German chemist who first described the mineral

Noun edit

dietzeite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic golden yellow mineral containing calcium, chromium, iodine, and oxygen.

References edit

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Dietzeite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.