Brushite [SEP] named after
Brushite
Brushite is a phosphate mineral with the chemical formula . It forms colorless to pale yellow monoclinic prismatic crystals and as powdery or earthy masses. It is the phosphate analogue of the arsenate pharmacolite and the sulfate gypsum.
Discovery and occurrence.
Brushite was first described in 1865 for an occurrence on Aves Island, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, and named for the American mineralogist George Jarvis Brush (1831–1912). It is believed to be a precursor of apatite and is found in guano-rich caves, formed by the
for their maintenance, to Sheffield. Originally housed in Hammond Hall at Yale, the Brush Collection is now administered by the Division of Mineralogy at the Yale Peabody Museum.
Brush died in 1912. The mineral brushite was named in his honor by G. E. Moore.
Literature.
- "On the Chemical Composition of Clintonite", Second Series, Vol. XVIII, №54- Nov. 1854
- "On Chalcodite". Am. Journal of Science and Arts, Vol.25, p. 1-4, March