Although Brucite is generally a common mineral, specimens worthy of collection only come from a handful of locations worldwide. In Italy, light blue crystal plates have come from the Val di Serra Quarry, Pilcante, Trento Province, Italy. The Kalahari manganese field, in Northern Cape Province, South Africa has produced exceptional examples of Brucite. This includes botryoidal aggregates and rounded, ball-like crystals of all colors at the N'Chwaning Mines at Kuruman; and blue and yellow Brucite in rounded crystal masses from the Wessels Mine, at Hotazel.
A new find of bright yellow Brucite from the Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan, has recently popularized this mineral, with an abundance of exceptionally-colored rounded crystal groups that have redefined this mineral for collectors.
In the U.S., Brucite was first described from Castle Hill, Hoboken, Hudson Co., New Jersey, the type locality also known for the presence of its Nemalite variety. One of the most classic localities for this mineral is Wood's Chrome Mine, Texas, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, where some of the largest crystals of Brucite were found. Excellent crystals also come from the nearby Cedar Hill Quarry, Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Good Brucite crystals are found at the Sierra Magnesite Mine, Gabbs, Nye Co., Nevada. In Canada, foliated crystal plates have come from the Maxwell quarry, Wakefield, Québec.
