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单词 crocoite
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Definition of crocoite in English:

crocoite

noun ˈkrəʊkəʊʌɪtˈkrɑkəˌwaɪt
mass noun
  • A rare bright orange mineral consisting of lead chromate.

    铬铅矿

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This field trip featured stops at a dozen diverse collecting locales, including the famous Adelaide and Red Lead crocoite mines near Dundas.
    • As I recall, I traded this for a Russian crocoite.
    • Next you will encounter lustrous orange crystals of crocoite from the Ural Mountains.
    • In March they went to the regular dumps of the Argent Lead and Silver mine for vanadinite, pyromorphite, and crocoite and then moved to the slag dumps, on which were found linarite, anglesite, leadhillite, lanarkite, and gypsum.
    • Beryozovskoe is also the type locality for crocoite, the first new mineral discovered and described within the Russian territory.

Origin

Mid 19th century: originally as French crocoise, from Greek krokoeis 'saffron-coloured', from krokos 'crocus'. The spelling was altered to crocoisite, then crocoite.

Definition of crocoite in US English:

crocoite

nounˈkräkəˌwītˈkrɑkəˌwaɪt
  • A rare bright orange mineral consisting of lead chromate.

    铬铅矿

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Beryozovskoe is also the type locality for crocoite, the first new mineral discovered and described within the Russian territory.
    • This field trip featured stops at a dozen diverse collecting locales, including the famous Adelaide and Red Lead crocoite mines near Dundas.
    • As I recall, I traded this for a Russian crocoite.
    • In March they went to the regular dumps of the Argent Lead and Silver mine for vanadinite, pyromorphite, and crocoite and then moved to the slag dumps, on which were found linarite, anglesite, leadhillite, lanarkite, and gypsum.
    • Next you will encounter lustrous orange crystals of crocoite from the Ural Mountains.

Origin

Mid 19th century: originally as French crocoise, from Greek krokoeis ‘saffron-colored’, from krokos ‘crocus’. The spelling was altered to crocoisite, then crocoite.

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