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

• aluminocoquimbite
• paracoquimbite

 

Further reading

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