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Brucite from
Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Brucite
Formula:Mg(OH)2
Comments:Abundant in foliated masses and occasionally found in exceptional crystal groups. Crystallized brucites are Tilly Foster "classics"
Habit:hexagonal tabular or elongated prisms
Colour:pale green, white, grey
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chondrodite5 photos of Brucite associated with Chondrodite at this locality.
Calcite5 photos of Brucite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Magnetite4 photos of Brucite associated with Magnetite at this locality.
Clinochlore4 photos of Brucite associated with Clinochlore at this locality.
Antigorite2 photos of Brucite associated with Antigorite at this locality.
Serpentine Subgroup1 photo of Brucite associated with Serpentine Subgroup at this locality.
Tremolite1 photo of Brucite associated with Tremolite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brucite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:81409
Long-form Identifier:1:3:81409:6
GUID (UUID V4):15c780ca-fe81-49c4-ba80-1bd70f7a08c6
Nearest other occurrences of Brucite
27.6km (17.1 miles) Philips Mine (Philips Pyrite Mine; Anthony's Nose Pyrrhotite Mine), Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) Piermont, Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, USA
50.0km (31.1 miles) Harrison, Westchester County, New York, USA
54.4km (33.8 miles) Baldwin Quarry (Milford Quarry), Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, USA
80.8km (50.2 miles) Castle Point, Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
88.4km (54.9 miles) Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
95.7km (59.5 miles) Lime Crest Quarry, Franklin Marble, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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