coquimbite

English

Etymology

From Coquimbo +‎ -ite, after the province of Chile where it was found.

Noun

coquimbite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) The nonahydrate of iron(III) sulfate.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Coquimbite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “coquimbite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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