coccinite

\\ˈkäksəˌnīt\ noun (-s)

Etymology: German kokzinit, from Latin coccinus scarlet + German -it -ite

: a native mercury iodide HgI₂ found especially at Broken Hill, New So. Wales, and in Mexico

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ˈcoccinite Min.

[f. as prec. + -ite; named 1845.]

A mineral found in particles of a reddish brown colour, and of adamantine lustre, on selenide of mercury.

in Dana.