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Brucite

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Like a pillow! Two intergrown, slightly rounded, lustrous and translucent, brucite crystals to 3.5 cm in length, exhibit a bright lemon yellow color. The glorious yellow color of these finds is a first for brucite, to my knowledge.

Product details

SpeciesBrucite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.1 x 3.7 x 1.4 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityPakistan, Balochistan, Killa Saifullah

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot 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 Killa Saifullah District, Pakistan
from Killa Saifullah, Pakistan: saturated lemon-yellow color, translucent botryoidal forms, and formation as an alteration product in serpentinite.