periclase in English
noun
1
a colorless mineral consisting of magnesium oxide, occurring chiefly in marble and limestone.
noun
magnesium oxidemagnesia
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1. Brucite is formed when dolomitic-marble, or Mg-bearing limestone, is subject to contact metamorphism, periclase (MgO) is formed and hydrates to Brucite in the presence of water
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.