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Periclase
Periclase
occurs naturally in
contact
metamorphic rocks
and is a major component of most basic
refractory
bricks. It is a
cubic
form of
magnesium oxide
(
Mg
O
). In nature it usually forms a
solid solution
with
wüstite
(FeO) and is then referred to as
ferropericlase
or magnesiowüstite.
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