- humite group
- noun
: a group of isomorphous minerals consisting of olivine, chondrodite, humite, and clinohumite and closely resembling one another in chemical composition, physical properties, and crystallization
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humite — ▪ mineral member of a group of layered silicate minerals related to the olivines that are nearly always restricted in occurrence to altered limestones and dolomites adjacent to acid or alkaline plutonic rocks and to skarns (skarn) (contact… … Universalium
Clinohumite — Side View of a cushion cut clinohumite gemstone, 21.34 carats (4.27 g), 17.8 x 16 mm General Category Mineral … Wikipedia
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clinohumite — |klīnō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary clin + humite : a mineral Mg9Si4O16(F,OH)2 of the humite group crystallizing in the monoclinic system … Useful english dictionary
chondrodite — noun A nesosilicate mineral with chemical formula (Mg,Fe)(F,OH)(SiO), the most frequently encountered member of the humite group. Syn: maclureite … Wiktionary
norbergite — ˈnȯrˌbərˌgīt noun ( s) Etymology: Swedish norbergit, from Norberg, Västmanland, Sweden, its locality + Swedish it ite : a mineral Mg3SiO4(F,OH)2 of the humite group composed of a magnesium silicate with fluorine and hydroxyl … Useful english dictionary
List of minerals — This is a List of minerals for which there are Wikipedia articles. Mineral variety names and mineraloids are to be listed after the valid minerals for each letter.For a complete listing (about 4,000) of all mineral names: List of minerals… … Wikipedia
