different between weathering vs gummite

weathering

English

Etymology

From Middle English wederyng, equivalent to weather +? -ing.

Noun

weathering (countable and uncountable, plural weatherings)

  1. (obsolete) Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.
  2. (geology) Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes.
  3. (architecture) A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water.

Derived terms

  • space weathering

Translations

Verb

weathering

  1. present participle of weather

weathering From the web:



gummite

English

Noun

gummite (countable and uncountable, plural gummites)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellow, amorphous mineral, a mixture of oxides and silicates of uranium, formed by weathering of pitchblende.

Derived terms

  • plumbogummite

Translations

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Gummite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “gummite”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

gummite From the web:

  • what is gunite composed of
  • what is gummies made of
  • what is gummite mineral
  • what makes up gummite
  • what is gunite made of
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like