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Brucite

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Brucite, 6.5 cm, from Wood’s Chrome mine, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (ypm min. 016370). Acquired in 1914 from Ward’s Natural Science Establishment; Harold Moritz photo.

Product details

Species
BruciteAbout Brucite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
USA, Pennsylvania, Wood's Chrome MineRegional guide →
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 433

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Ward’s Natural Science EstablishmentNot disclosed

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Brucite
Mineral guide
Learn about Brucite
(Mg(OH)2) - vivid lemon-yellow to blue hues; delicate with perfect cleavage, prized for translucent, sculptural forms from Pakistan and Henan.
Brucite
Regional guide
Brucite from Wood’s Chrome Mine, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Wood’s Chrome Mine is the classic American locality for crystallized brucite. Its best specimens are not merely “old Pennsylvania” curiosities; they are benchmark brucites: pale, lustrous, translucent plates and rounded aggregates that show the mineral in a sculptural, collectable form rather than as anonymous foliated masses. The finest pieces display stacked pseudohexagonal blades, pearly to waxy faces, and a subdued color range from colorless and white through grayish and pale yellow-green to the soft green tones most prized from the locality.