gummite
/ˈɡʌmaɪt/
noun
- A yellow, orange, or brownish mineral consisting of a mixture of uranium oxides, often found as a secondary mineral in uranium deposits.
- Gummite is sometimes used as an ore of uranium for scientific purposes.
- Geologists identified the bright orange rock as gummite during their field study.
- The museum displayed a sample of gummite from a uranium mine in Colorado.