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Brucite

$1,250.00

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Very sharp, textbook-quality crystals of this rarely crystallized species, from THE classic locality in the US. This was not the first locality, but it has remained the best in the USA for sharp crystals and they are quite different in habit from the fine brucite found at a very few other locales (Kazakhstan and South Africa) today. This piece has large, well-displayed crystals to 4 cm across, and is thus fairly significant.

Product details

SpeciesBrucite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.3 x 6.8 x 3.6 cm
Listed on10/23/2024
LocalityUSA, Pennsylvania, Wood's Chrome Mine
SKUUSA-21

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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.