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GUMMITE
gummite
(noun) a gummy orange mixture of uranium oxides and silicates occurring naturally in the hydration and oxidation of pitchblende
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
gummite (countable and uncountable, plural gummites)
(mineral) A yellow, amorphous mineral, a mixture of oxides and silicates of uranium, formed by weathering of pitchblende.
Source: Wiktionary
Gum"mite, n. Etym: [So called because it occurs in rounded or flattened pieces which look like gum.] (Min.)
Definition: A yellow amorphous mineral, essentially a hydrated oxide of uranium derived from the alteration of uraninite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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