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Brucite from Texas (Wood's Chrome Mine), State Line District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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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