brucite
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Brucite-usa21abg.jpg/220px-Brucite-usa21abg.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Bruce + -ite, after its discoverer, American mineralogist Archibald Bruce (1777–1818).
Noun
[edit]brucite (plural brucites)
- (mineralogy) A mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, often found in thin foliated plates, but may be fibrous (see nemalite), of a white or greenish color and vitreous to pearly luster.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Brucite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “brucite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.