brucite

English
Crystalized brucite, mined in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Etymology

From Bruce +‎ -ite, after its discoverer, American mineralogist Archibald Bruce (1777–1818).

Noun

brucite (plural brucites)

  1. (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
  • “Brucite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “brucite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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