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brucite
CIDE DICTIONARY
brucite, n. [Named after Dr. A. Bruce of New York.].
A white, pearly mineral, occurring thin and foliated, like talc, and also fibrous; a native magnesium hydrate. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
brucite, n. a mineral form of magnesium hydroxide.
Etymology
A. Bruce, US mineralogist d. 1818
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