Brucite, dypingite - image 1
Photo by Jeffrey A. Scovil

Brucite, dypingite

Do you know Alexander Schauss?

Invite them to claim this profile and join EarthWonders.

Sign in to invite
Help improve this record

No owner is registered for this specimen yet. If it's yours or you know more about it, you can add the owner, provenance, publications and other details.

Sign in to contribute
Brucite with dypingite, 2.5 cm, from Killa Saifullah village, Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Ex Don Olson; Jeff Scovil photo.

Product details

SpeciesBrucite
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityPakistan, Balochistan, Killa Saifullah
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Refined Elegance page 119
Current owner
Alexander Schauss

Added by the community · Not a registered member

Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Don OlsonNot disclosed

Learn more

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 Killa Saifullah District, Pakistan
from Killa Saifullah, Pakistan: saturated lemon-yellow color, translucent botryoidal forms, and formation as an alteration product in serpentinite.
Locality guide
Killa Saifullah
A collector's guide to Killa Saifullah, Pakistan: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 98 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.