brucite

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noun

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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nounbrucite (plural brucites)

plural brucites

  1. chemistryA 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).

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APA

brucite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brucite

MLA

“brucite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brucite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brucite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brucite.

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