humite

English

Etymology

From Hume (“Sir Abraham Hume”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

humite (countable and uncountable, plural humites)

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

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Humite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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