What does "brucite" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "brucite"?

Common synonyms include: alabaster, asphalt, mineral.

Brucite

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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.

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alabaster asphalt mineral

Etymology

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

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magnesium hydroxide

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