crocoiteMin.|ˈkrəʊkəʊaɪt| [Named 1838 by Berthier crocoise, f.Gr. κροκόεις saffron-coloured; altered by Dana in 1844 to crocoisite, and in 1868 to crocoite.] Native chromate of lead, a mineral of a red or orange colour. 1844Alger Phillips' Min. 554 Crocoise.1861Dana Min. 629.