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Brucite

Gem Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.2 × 1.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.10cm
Weight: 
4.00gr
Description

An aesthetic Brucite specimen from Wessels Mine. A fine thumbnail.  Very good 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