Brucite

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Brucite, 12.6 cm, from the Tilly Foster mine, Brewster, Putnam County, New York. Ex collection of Clarence S. Bement (1843–1923); Jeff Scovil photo.

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SpeciesBrucite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions12.6 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 85
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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Clarence S. BementNot disclosed

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Brucite
Mineral guide
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(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 Tilly Foster Iron Mine
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Locality guide
Tilly Foster Iron Mine
Tilly Foster Iron Mine, USA — New York locality famed for magnetite–chondrodite assemblages, unusually large chondrodite crystals, and notable pseudomorphs.