humite group

mineralogy

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In humite
The humite group includes norbergite, chondrodite, humite, and clinohumite. These yellow to brown, moderately hard minerals have a layered structure; the olivine mineral forsterite, magnesium silicate (Mg₂SiO₄), alternates with brucite, magnesium hydroxide [Mg(OH)₂], and differences in the physical properties and the crystallization result from differences in…
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