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Brucite
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
hydrothermal
vein
mineral in metamorphosed
limestones
and
chlorite
schists
; and formed during
serpentinization
of
dunites
. Brucite is often found in association with
serpentine
,
calcite
,
aragonite
,
dolomite
,
magnesite
,
hydromagnesite
,
artinite
,
talc
and
chrysotile
.
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