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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 73163 |
| Mineral: | Brucite |
| Locality: | Texas (Wood's Chrome Mine), State Line District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
| Description: | Unusually large specimen of foliated, platy brucite crystals, a rare magnesium hydroxide. The brucite crystals vary from transparent to translucent and are colorless (gray). The edges show crystal faces where they intersected adjacent brucite. Ex. A.E. Seaman Museum collection #DM11565 (DM = Display Mineral); mined ca. 1900 |
| Overall Size: | 15x10x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 50-150 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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