noun
- A naturally occurring mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)₂, typically white or colorless and used in industrial applications.
Usage: technical; mineralogy
Examples
- Brucite is commonly found in metamorphic rocks and serpentinite deposits.
- The mining company extracted brucite for use in flame-retardant materials.
- Brucite crystals often form hexagonal structures in nature.
- Industrial brucite is used as a raw material for producing magnesium compounds.
- Geologists identified brucite in the mineral sample using X-ray diffraction.