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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).

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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “humite” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.