Gummite


[guhm-ahyt] /ˈgʌm aɪt/

noun, Mineralogy.
1.
a yellow to red alteration product of pitchblende and a minor ore of uranium, having a greasy luster and occurring in gumlike masses.
/ˈɡʌmaɪt/
noun
1.
an orange or yellowish amorphous secondary mineral consisting of hydrated uranium oxides

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