crocoite Min.
(ˈkrəʊkəʊaɪt)
[Named 1838 by Berthier crocoise, f. Gr. κροκόεις saffron-coloured; altered by Dana in 1844 to crocoisite, and in 1868 to crocoite.]
Native chromate of lead, a mineral of a red or orange colour.
| 1844 Alger Phillips' Min. 554 Crocoise. 1861 Dana Min. 629. |