Brucite is a mineral

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• Brucite — General Category Mineral Chemical formula Mg(OH)2 …   Wikipedia

• Brucite — Bru cite, n. [Named after Dr. A. Bruce of New York.] (Min.) (a) A white, pearly mineral, occurring thin and foliated, like talc, and also fibrous; a native magnesium hydrate. (b) The mineral chondrodite. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mineral — Synonyms and related words: alabaster, alabastrine, amphibole, antimony, apatite, aplite, arsenic, asbestine, asbestos, asphalt, azurite, bauxite, bitumen, boron, brimstone, bromine, brucite, calcite, carbon, celestite, chalcedony, chlorite,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• brucite — /brooh suyt/, n. a mineral, magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, occurring in tabular, foliated crystals: used in magnesia refractories. [1865 70; named after A. Bruce (1777 1818), American mineralogist; see ITE1] * * * ▪ mineral       mineral composed… …   Universalium

• brucite — n. a mineral form of magnesium hydroxide. Etymology: A. Bruce, US mineralogist d. 1818 * * * brucite Min. (ˈbruːsaɪt) [after A. Bruce, an American mineralogist; see ite.] A native hydrate of magnesia. in Dana …   Useful english dictionary

• brucite — noun A mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH) …   Wiktionary

• brucite — bru·cì·te s.f. TS mineral. minerale di colore bianco madreperlaceo, con aspetto lamellare o fibroso, costituito da idrossido di magnesio, che si forma per alterazione di rocce eruttive ricche di magnesio {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1892. ETIMO: der …   Dizionario italiano

• brucite — [ bru:sʌɪt] noun a white, grey, or greenish mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium hydroxide. Origin C19: named after the American mineralogist Archibald Bruce …   English new terms dictionary

• brucite — /ˈbrusaɪt/ (say broohsuyt) noun a rare mineral, Mg(OH)2, which is structured with a layer of magnesium ions between two sheets of hydroxyls; found in corals of the Great Barrier Reef and used to identify sea surface temperatures at different… …  

• clay mineral — any of a group of hydrous aluminum silicate minerals, as kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite, that constitute the major portion of most clays. [1945 50] * * * Any of a group of important hydrous aluminum silicates with a layered structure and… …   Universalium

• Diaspore (minéral) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Diaspore. Diaspore Catégorie IV : oxydes et hydroxydes[1] …   Wikipédia en Français