(Mg(OH)2) - vivid lemon-yellow to blue hues; delicate with perfect cleavage, prized for translucent, sculptural forms from Pakistan and Henan.
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.
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