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brushite

phosphate mineral
Class type of: gypsum mineral group Q2251961

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
mineral species
Subclass of
gypsum mineral group
Chemical formula
Ca(PO₃OH)·2H₂O[4]
Crystal system
monoclinic crystal system[5]
Described by source
On brushite, a new mineral occurring in phosphatic guano[11]
IMA Mineral Symbol
Bsh[13]
IMA status and/or rank
grandfathered mineral (G)[6]
Mohs' hardness
+2.5[10]
Named after
George J. Brush[3]
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
8.CJ.50[9]
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
8.CJ.50[8]
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
VII/C.15b[7]
Type locality (geology)
Nueva Esparta[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en brushite de Epiglaubit de Brushit es Brushita ja ブラッシャイト ja ブラシュ石 ja ブルッシャイト nl Brushiet uk Брушит zh 透磷钙石
🔖 Identifiers · 8
OpenAlex ID
C22502612
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Brushite, Montmorillonite-445846.jpg ↗
CAS Registry Number
14567-92-1
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/brushite
Freebase ID
/m/087fvl
Kivid.info ID
446
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
22502612
Mindat mineral ID
13k (793–13k, n=3)

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Crystal system 1
monoclinic crystal system
Named after 1
George J. Brush
Type locality (geology) 1
Nueva Esparta
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Summary

brushite is a mineral species[1]. brushite is a type of gypsum mineral group[2].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . On brushite, a new mineral occurring in phosphatic guano. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . On brushite, a new mineral occurring in phosphatic guano. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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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. 9d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added [kaa] label: Brushit, import labels from sitelinks"
  2. 10w ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mohs' hardness → 2.5
    Described by source → On brushite, a new mineral occurring in phosphatic guano
    Instance of → mineral species
    Named after → George J. Brush
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Mohs' hardness: 2.5, batch #270249"
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