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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