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Mindat Short Description

Humite is a mineral closely related to and resembling norbergite, chondrodite and clinohumite. These minerals are very difficult to distinguish. Humite appears to have a narrower field of stability (bulk chemistry and temperature) than clinohumite, cho...

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Bournon J L (1813) Humite, in Catalogue de la Collection Minéralogique du Compte de Bournon, De l'imprimetie de R. Juigné (London) 52-54

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

Mg₇(SiO₄)₃(F,OH)₂

Additional References

• http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/humite.pdf

• http://www.webmineral.com/data/Humite.shtml