A hydrated phosphate mineral, typically found in weathered phosphate deposits and ore zones.
From Spanish 'cocina' (kitchen) + '-in' (mineral suffix), or possibly a place name origin, following common practices in mineral nomenclature.
Some minerals have quirky names because early mineralogists named them after the villages where they were first discovered, or sometimes based on their appearance in local trade—cocin's origin story remains delightfully obscure.
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