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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

(Min.)

Native zinc oxide; a brittle, translucent mineral, of an orange-red color; – called also

red zinc ore

, and

red oxide of zinc

Zincite

zincite ‎(usually uncountable, plural zincites)

(mineralogy) A yellow, orange or dark-red mineral form of zinc oxide, often also containing small amounts of manganese, with a chemical formula (Zn,Mn²⁺)O, an important ore of zinc.

mineral