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Brucite

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Description
Locality: 
Killa Saifullah District, Baluchistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 1.8 × 2 cm
Description

Brucite is generally rare. The discoveries at Killa Saifullah are among the best worldwide. Most specimen are just clusters without any contrast, not so here. This particular sample shows a lustrous intense yellow aggreate attractively set on light matrix. Please note that there were many different pockets, only a few produced this most intense colour.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Brucite

Formula: 
Mg(OH)2
Strunz: 
4.FE.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Castle Point, Hoboken, Hudson Co., New Jersey, USA