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Webster 1913 Edition

Humite

Hum′ite

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Noun.
[Named after Sir A.
Hume
.]
(Min.)
A mineral of a transparent vitreous brown color, found in the ejected masses of Vesuvius. It is a silicate of iron and magnesia, containing fluorine.

Webster 1828 Edition

Humite

HU'MITE

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Noun.
A mineral of a reddish brown color, and a shining luster; crystallized in octahedrons, much modified by truncation and bevelment. It is named from Sir Abm. Hume.

Definition 2024

humite

humite

English

Noun

humite ‎(countable and uncountable, plural humites)

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

References

  • humite Barthelmy, David (accessed 29 August 2016) Webmineral Mineralogy Database

Etymology

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