Humite is a
mineral
In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.John P. Rafferty, ed. (2 ...
found in the
volcanic
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plat ...
ally ejected masses of
Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius ( ; it, Vesuvio ; nap, 'O Vesuvio , also or ; la, Vesuvius , also , or ) is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of ...
. It was first described in 1813 and named for
Abraham Hume (1749–1838).
See also
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Jerrygibbsite
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Chondrodite
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Clinohumite
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Alleghanyite
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Magnesium minerals
Iron(II) minerals
Gemstones
Humite group
Orthorhombic minerals
Minerals in space group 62
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