Gummite

Gummite from collection of Prague National Museum

Gummite is a yellow amorphous mixture of uranium minerals, oxides, silicates and hydrates of uranium, derived from the alteration of uraninite. It is named for its gum-like consistence.

The material was also known under various names, mostly because of different origins of the samples, including: eliasite from Elias – the name of a mine at Jáchymov, coracite – a variety from Lake Superior, pittinite, pechuran, urangummit and uranogummite.

References

• Gummite on Mindat.org

This article about a specific mineral or mineraloid is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Uranium minerals Mineral stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат? Just a Boy Reconquista (disambiguation) Look at other dictionaries: Gummite — Gum mite, n. [So called because it occurs in rounded or flattened pieces which look like gum.] (Min.) A yellow amorphous mineral, essentially a hydrated oxide of uranium derived from the alteration of uraninite. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English gummite — ● gummite nom féminin (latin gumma, gomme) Produit d altération de l uranite (pechblende), exploité comme minerai d uranium …   Encyclopédie Universelle gummite — [gum′īt΄] n. [so named (1868) by J. D. DANA1 < L gummi, GUM1 + ITE1] a soft, yellowish or reddish brown mixture of minerals containing uranium, lead, and thorium …   English World dictionary gummite — /gum uyt/, n. Mineral. a yellow to red alteration product of pitchblende and a minor ore of uranium, having a greasy luster and occurring in gumlike masses. [1865 70; orig. G Gummit. See GUM1, ITE1] * * * ▪ mineral       mixture of natural… …   Universalium gummite — noun Date: 1868 a yellow to reddish brown mixture of hydrous oxides of uranium, thorium, and lead …   New Collegiate Dictionary gummite — noun A yellow, amorphous mineral, a mixture of oxides and silicates of uranium, formed by weathering of pitchblende …   Wiktionary gummite — gum·mite …   English syllables gummite — /ˈgʌmaɪt/ (say gumuyt) noun a yellow to red alteration product of pitchblende, having a greasy lustre, and occurring in gum like masses; a minor ore of uranium …   gummite — noun a gummy orange mixture of uranium oxides and silicates occurring naturally in the hydration and oxidation of pitchblende • Hypernyms: ↑mixture …   Useful english dictionary List of minerals — This is a List of minerals for which there are Wikipedia articles. Mineral variety names and mineraloids are to be listed after the valid minerals for each letter.For a complete listing (about 4,000) of all mineral names: List of minerals… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”