Humite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Humite \Hum"ite\, n. [Named after Sir A. Hume.] (Min.)
     A mineral of a transparent vitreous brown color, found in the
     ejected masses of Vesuvius. It is a silicate of iron and
     magnesia, containing fluorine.
     [1913 Webster]