humite
Sign in to saveHumite is a mineral found in the volcanically ejected masses of Vesuvius. It was first described in 1813 and named for Abraham Hume (1749–1838).
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Humite
- Mineral.category
- Nesosilicates
- Mineral.image
- Humite-155029.jpg
- Mineral.imagesize
- 260px
- Mineral.caption
- Humite specimen, Italy
- Mineral.formula
- (Mg,Fe)7(SiO4)3(F,OH)2.
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Hu
- Mineral.strunz
- 9.AF.50
- Mineral.system
- Orthorhombic
- Mineral.class
- Dipyramidal (mmm) H–M Symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
- Mineral.symmetry
- Pbnm
- Mineral.unit cell
- a = 10.24, b = 20.72 c = 4.73 [Å]; Z = 4
- Mineral.color
- White, yellow, dark orange, brown
- Mineral.cleavage
- Poor
- Mineral.fracture
- Uneven to subconchoidal
- Mineral.tenacity
- Brittle
- Mineral.mohs
- 6–6.5
- Mineral.luster
- Vitreous
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Humite is a mineral found in the volcanically ejected masses of Vesuvius. It was first described in 1813 and named for Abraham Hume (1749–1838).
==See also== Alleghanyite Chondrodite Clinohumite Jerrygibbsite
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