brucite
brucite · brucites
A mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, Mg₂, often found in thin foliated plates, but…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.
US/bɹˈusˌaɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Origin
From Bruce + -ite, after its discoverer, American mineralogist Archibald Bruce (1777–1818)From Bruce + -ite, after its discoverer, American mineralogist Archibald Bruce (1777–1818).
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