Brucite is a mineral that is not often used as a mineral specimen but does have some important industrial uses.
Brucite is a mineral that is not often used as a mineral specimen but does have some important industrial uses.It is a minor oreof magnesium metal and a source of magnesia.It is also used as an additive in certain refractories.PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:Color is thite or colorless with shades of gray,blue and greenLuster is vitreous or waxy;cleabage surfaces have a pearly lusterTransparency Crystals are translucent and rarely transparentCrystal System is trigonal;bar 32/mHardness is 2-2.5Specific Gravity is 2.4(slightly below average)Streak is whiteOther Characteristics:cleavage flakes and fibers are flexible but not elasticAssociated Minerals are calcite,wollastonite,nepheline,talc,aragonite,serpentine,chromite,dolomite,magnesite,periclase and other magnesium minerals.
white brucite
