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Princeton's WordNet
gummitenoun
a gummy orange mixture of uranium oxides and silicates occurring naturally in the hydration and oxidation of pitchblende
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gummitenoun
A yellow, amorphous mineral, a mixture of oxides and silicates of uranium, formed by weathering of pitchblende.
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Gummite
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 luster. The material has been known by various other names, mostly due to differences in sample origins, including: eliasite from Elias – the name of a mine at Jáchymov, coracite – a variety from Lake Superior, pittinite, pechuran, urangummit, and uranogummite.
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gummite
Gummite is a complex uranium ore that contains uranium oxides, silicates and hydrates. It is formed by the oxidation of uranium minerals and has a yellow, orange, or brown color. It occurs as globular or botryoidal masses that resemble gum, hence the name. It was discovered in 1853 and is often found in deposits of pitchblende, a primary uranium mineral.
Webster Dictionary
Gummitenoun
a yellow amorphous mineral, essentially a hydrated oxide of uranium derived from the alteration of uraninite
Etymology: [So called because it occurs in rounded or flattened pieces which look like gum.]
Wikidata
Gummite
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.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gummite in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gummite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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