English Explanatory Dictionary

dietzeite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

dietzeite

Etymology

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

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