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Brucite is the
mineral form of
magnesium hydroxide, with the
chemical formula Mg(OH)2. It is a
common alteration product of
periclase in marble; a low-temperature...
- with the
chemical formula Mg(OH)2. It
occurs in
nature as the
mineral brucite. It is a
white solid with low
solubility in
water (Ksp = 5.61×10−12). Magnesium...
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include the
serpentine group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile),
brucite, talc, Ni-Fe alloys, and magnetite. The
mineral alteration is particularly...
- area. The town grew out of an
earlier mining camp
named Brucite (after the
magnesium oxide brucite that
occurred locally), and took the name of the surrounding...
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occurring form of
calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) and the
calcium analogue of
brucite (Mg(OH)2).
Portlandite occurs in a
variety of environments. At the type...
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owing to oxidation. It is
poorly soluble in water. Mn(OH)2
adopts the
brucite structure, i.e. the
arrangement of the
atoms in the
crystal are the same...
- can be seen as
derived from
hydroxides of
divalent cations (d) with the
brucite (Mg(OH)2)
layer structure [AdB AdB]n, by
cation (c)
replacement (Mg2+ →...
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magnesium is
found in more than 60 minerals, only dolomite, magnesite,
brucite, carnallite, talc, and
olivine are of
commercial importance. The Mg2+ cation...
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crystal growth conditions are
imperfectly controlled. Fe(OH)2
adopts the
brucite structure, i.e. the
arrangement of the
atoms in the
crystal are the same...
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transparent minerals with a
perfect cleavage and
pearly luster (e.g. mica, talc,
brucite, and gypsum) by its
greater hardness of 6.5–7. Its
specific gravity is...
