gummite

English

Gummite

Noun

gummite (countable and uncountable, plural gummites)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellow, amorphous mineral, a mixture of oxides and silicates of uranium, formed by weathering of pitchblende.

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Further reading

  • “Gummite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • gummite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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