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Brucite Psm Periclase

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Brucite Psm Periclase

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Description
Locality: 
Persberg, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 1.8 cm
Description

Nice pseudomorphoses brucite after periclase

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

Periclase

Formula: 
MgO
Strunz: 
4.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy