brucite

hydroxide mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q419250
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brucite

Summary

brucite is a mineral species[1]. brucite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • brucite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Archibald Bruce is named after brucite[4].
  • brucite's chemical formula is recorded as Mg(OH)₂[5].
  • brucite is a type of brucite mineral group[6].
  • brucite is a type of hydroxide minerals[7].
  • brucite's Commons category is recorded as Brucite[8].
  • brucite's streak color is recorded as white[9].
  • brucite's crystal system is recorded as trigonal crystal system[10].
  • brucite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[11].
  • brucite's point group is recorded as ditrigonal scalahedral[12].
  • brucite's space group is recorded as space group P-3m1[13].
  • brucite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as IV/F.03[14].
  • brucite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 4.FE.05[15].
  • brucite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 4.FE.05[16].
  • brucite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+2.5'}[17].
  • brucite's described by source is recorded as On native magnesia from New Jersey[18].
  • brucite's described by source is recorded as Scientific Intelligence. Brucite[19].
  • brucite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • brucite's density is recorded as {'amount': '+2459.02'}[21].
  • brucite's type locality is recorded as Hoboken[22].
  • brucite's Poisson's ratio is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}[23].
  • brucite's bulk modulus is recorded as {'amount': '+51731000000.0'}[24].
  • brucite's shear modulus is recorded as {'amount': '+40488000000.0'}[25].
  • brucite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Brc[26].
  • brucite's P14541 is recorded as 4UAQuN[27].

Why It Matters

brucite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).[2] brucite has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] brucite is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+2.5'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1088]]: 2.5, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270249|batch #270249]]"
  2. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point group → ditrigonal scalahedral
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13362471]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269342|batch #269342]]"
  3. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shear modulus → {'amount': '+40488000000.0'}
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.19'}
    Cod id → 9002348
    Bulk modulus → {'amount': '+51731000000.0'}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 9002348, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269097|batch #269097]]"
  4. 7w ago · Cipintina · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Space group → space group P-3m1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P690]]: [[Q15040832]]"
  5. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Archibald Bruce
    Subclass of → —
    Named after → —
    Crystal system → trigonal crystal system
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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