crocoite

[ kroh-koh-ahyt, krok-oh- ]

noun

1. a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.

crocoite

/ krəʊˈkəʊɪˌsaɪt; ˈkrəʊkəʊˌaɪt; ˈkrəʊkwəˌsaɪt /

noun

1. a rare orange secondary mineral consisting of lead chromate in monoclinic crystalline form. Formula: PbCrO 4 Also calledred-lead ore

Word History and Origins

Origin of crocoite¹

1835–45; < Greek krokó ( eis ) saffron-colored + -ite ¹; crocus

Word History and Origins

Origin of crocoite¹

C19: from Greek krokoeis saffron-coloured, golden + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The exhibit includes some spectacular examples, like an intense blue-green chrysocolla; a pockmarked, deep orange crocoite; and a glittery, blood-red chunk of rhodochrosite.

From New York Times

Called crocoite, it resembled bright orange-red needles.

From BBC

It was discovered at Berezovsk near Ekaterinburg in the Urals in 1766; and named crocoise by F. S. Beudant in 1832, from the Greek κρόκος, saffron, in allusion to its colour, a name first altered to crocoisite and afterwards to crocoite.

From Project Gutenberg

Associated with crocoite at Berezovsk are the closely allied minerals phoenicochroite and vauquelinite.

From Project Gutenberg