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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Brucite-231242.jpg/220px-Brucite-231242.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="228" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Brucite-231242.jpg/330px-Brucite-231242.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Brucite-231242.jpg/440px-Brucite-231242.jpg 2x" data-file-width="579" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color:black; background-color: #8BAFDA">General</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Category</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oxide_mineral" title="Oxide mineral">Oxide mineral</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Chemical_formula" title="Chemical formula">Formula</a><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">(repeating unit)</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Mg(OH)<sub>2</sub></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_mineral_symbols" title="List of mineral symbols">IMA symbol</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Brc<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93Strunz_classification" title="Nickel–Strunz classification">Strunz classification</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4.FE.05</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Crystal_system" title="Crystal system">Crystal system</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Trigonal" class="mw-redirect" title="Trigonal">Trigonal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Crystal_class" class="mw-redirect" title="Crystal class">Crystal class</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hexagonal_crystal_family" title="Hexagonal crystal family">Hexagonal crystal family</a> (<span style="text-decoration:overline;">3</span>m)<br /><a href="/wiki/H-M_symbol" class="mw-redirect" title="H-M symbol">H-M symbol</a>: (<span style="text-decoration:overline;">3</span> 2/m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Space_group" title="Space group">Space group</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>P</i><span style="text-decoration:overline;">3</span>m1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Crystal_structure#Unit_cell" title="Crystal structure">Unit cell</a></th><td class="infobox-data">a = 3.142(1) Å, c = 4.766(2) Å; Z = 1</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color:black; background-color: #8BAFDA">Identification</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Color</th><td class="infobox-data">White, pale green, blue, gray; honey-yellow to brownish red</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Crystal_habit" title="Crystal habit">Crystal habit</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Tabular crystals; platy or foliated masses and rosettes – fibrous to massive</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Cleavage_(crystal)" title="Cleavage (crystal)">Cleavage</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Perfect on {0001}</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Fracture_(mineralogy)" title="Fracture (mineralogy)">Fracture</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Irregular</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Tenacity_(mineralogy)" title="Tenacity (mineralogy)">Tenacity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Sectile</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohs scale of mineral hardness">Mohs scale</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">hardness</span></th><td class="infobox-data">2.5 to 3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Lustre_(mineralogy)" title="Lustre (mineralogy)">Luster</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Vitreous to pearly</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Streak_(mineralogy)" title="Streak (mineralogy)">Streak</a></th><td class="infobox-data">White</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency" title="Transparency and translucency">Diaphaneity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Transparent</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Specific_gravity" class="mw-redirect" title="Specific gravity">Specific gravity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2.39 to 2.40</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Optical properties</th><td class="infobox-data">Uniaxial (+)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Refractive_index" title="Refractive index">Refractive index</a></th><td class="infobox-data">n<sub>ω</sub> = 1.56–1.59<br /> n<sub>ε</sub> = 1.58–1.60</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Birefringence" title="Birefringence">Birefringence</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0.02</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other characteristics</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pyroelectricity" title="Pyroelectricity">Pyroelectric</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">References</th><td class="infobox-data"><sup id="cite_ref-Mindat_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mindat-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HBM_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HBM-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Webmin_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Webmin-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Brucite</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Mineral" title="Mineral">mineral</a> form of <a href="/wiki/Magnesium_hydroxide" title="Magnesium hydroxide">magnesium hydroxide</a>, with the chemical formula <a href="/wiki/Magnesium" title="Magnesium">Mg</a>(<a href="/wiki/Hydroxyl" class="mw-redirect" title="Hydroxyl">OH</a>)<sub>2</sub>. It is a common alteration product of <a href="/wiki/Periclase" title="Periclase">periclase</a> in <a href="/wiki/Marble" title="Marble">marble</a>; a low-temperature <a href="/wiki/Hydrothermal" class="mw-redirect" title="Hydrothermal">hydrothermal</a> <a href="/wiki/Vein_(geology)" title="Vein (geology)">vein</a> mineral in metamorphosed <a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">limestones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chlorite_group" title="Chlorite group">chlorite</a> <a href="/wiki/Schist" title="Schist">schists</a>; and formed during <a href="/wiki/Serpentinization" title="Serpentinization">serpentinization</a> of <a href="/wiki/Dunite" title="Dunite">dunites</a>. Brucite is often found in association with <a href="/wiki/Serpentine_group" class="mw-redirect" title="Serpentine group">serpentine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Calcite" title="Calcite">calcite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aragonite" title="Aragonite">aragonite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dolomite_(mineral)" title="Dolomite (mineral)">dolomite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magnesite" title="Magnesite">magnesite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hydromagnesite" title="Hydromagnesite">hydromagnesite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Artinite" title="Artinite">artinite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Talc" title="Talc">talc</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chrysotile" title="Chrysotile">chrysotile</a>. </p><p>It adopts a layered CdI<sub>2</sub>-like structure with hydrogen-bonds between the layers.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discovery">Discovery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brucite&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Discovery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Brucite was first described in 1824 by François Sulpice Beudant<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and named for the discoverer, American mineralogist, <a href="/wiki/Archibald_Bruce_(mineralogist)" title="Archibald Bruce (mineralogist)">Archibald Bruce</a> (1777–1818). A fibrous variety of brucite is called <b>nemalite</b>. It occurs in fibers or laths, usually elongated along [1010], but sometimes [1120] <a href="/wiki/Miller_index" title="Miller index">crystalline directions</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Occurrence">Occurrence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brucite&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Occurrence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A notable location in the US is Wood's Chrome Mine, Cedar Hill Quarry, <a href="/wiki/Lancaster_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lancaster County, Pennsylvania">Lancaster County, Pennsylvania</a>. Yellow, white and blue brucite with a botryoidal habit was discovered in <a href="/wiki/Qila_Saifullah_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Qila Saifullah District">Qila Saifullah District</a> of Province Baluchistan, Pakistan. In a later discovery, brucite also occurred in the Bela <a href="/wiki/Ophiolite" title="Ophiolite">Ophiolite</a> of Wadh, <a href="/wiki/Khuzdar_District" title="Khuzdar District">Khuzdar District</a>, Province Baluchistan, Pakistan. Brucite has also occurred from South Africa, Italy, Russia, Canada, and other localities as well, but the most notable discoveries are the US, Russian and Pakistani examples.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Industrial_applications">Industrial applications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brucite&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Industrial applications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Synthetic brucite is mainly consumed as a precursor to <a href="/wiki/Magnesium_oxide" title="Magnesium oxide">magnesia</a> (MgO), a useful <a href="/wiki/Refractory" title="Refractory">refractory</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thermal_insulation" title="Thermal insulation">thermal insulator</a>. It finds some use as a <a href="/wiki/Flame_retardant" title="Flame retardant">flame retardant</a> because it thermally decomposes to release water in a similar way to <a href="/wiki/Aluminium_hydroxide" title="Aluminium hydroxide">aluminium hydroxide</a> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1123817410">.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output sub.template-chem2-sub{font-size:80%;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output sup.template-chem2-sup{font-size:80%;vertical-align:0.65em}</style><span class="chemf nowrap">Al(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span>) and mixtures of <a href="/wiki/Huntite" title="Huntite">huntite</a> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Mg<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub>Ca(CO<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub>)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></span>) and <a href="/wiki/Hydromagnesite" title="Hydromagnesite">hydromagnesite</a> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Mg<sub class="template-chem2-sub">5</sub>(CO<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub>)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub>(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>·4H<sub>2</sub>O</span>).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also constitutes a significant source of magnesium for industry. Although generally deemed safe, brucite can be contaminated with naturally occurring <a href="/wiki/Asbestos" title="Asbestos">asbestos</a> fibers.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Magnesium_attack_of_cement_and_concrete">Magnesium attack of cement and concrete</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brucite&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Magnesium attack of cement and concrete"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When <a href="/wiki/Cement" title="Cement">cement</a> or <a href="/wiki/Concrete" title="Concrete">concrete</a> are exposed to Mg<sup>2+</sup>, the neoformation of brucite, an expansive material, may induce <a href="/wiki/Stress_(mechanics)" title="Stress (mechanics)">mechanical stress</a> in the hardened cement paste or may clog the porous network creating a <span class="cleanup-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">buffering effect</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="What type of buffer? pH buffer? Chemical buffer? Time buffer? (September 2023)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and delaying the alteration/transformation of the C-S-H phase (the "glue" phase in the hardened cement paste) into M-S-H phase (a non-cohesive mineral phase). The exact magnitude of impact that brucite has on cement paste is still debatable. Prolonged contact between <a href="/wiki/Sea_water" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea water">sea water</a> or <a href="/wiki/Brine" title="Brine">brines</a> and concrete may induce durability issues for regularly immersed concrete components or structures. </p><p>The use of <a href="/wiki/Dolomite_(mineral)" title="Dolomite (mineral)">dolomite</a> as <a href="/wiki/Construction_aggregate" title="Construction aggregate">aggregate</a> in concrete can also cause magnesium attack and should be avoided.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brucite&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brucite_-_Killa_Saifullah,_Pakistan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yellow brucite from Balochistan, Pakistan"><img alt="Yellow brucite from Balochistan, Pakistan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Brucite_-_Killa_Saifullah%2C_Pakistan.jpg/90px-Brucite_-_Killa_Saifullah%2C_Pakistan.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Brucite_-_Killa_Saifullah%2C_Pakistan.jpg/135px-Brucite_-_Killa_Saifullah%2C_Pakistan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Brucite_-_Killa_Saifullah%2C_Pakistan.jpg/180px-Brucite_-_Killa_Saifullah%2C_Pakistan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="5333" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Yellow brucite from Balochistan, Pakistan</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nemalite.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nemalite"><img alt="Nemalite" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Nemalite.jpg/120px-Nemalite.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Nemalite.jpg/180px-Nemalite.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Nemalite.jpg/240px-Nemalite.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="467" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Nemalite</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brucite-169935.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Brucite crystals from the Sverdlovsk Region, Urals, Russia (size: 10.5 x 7.8 x 7.4 cm)"><img alt="Brucite crystals from the Sverdlovsk Region, Urals, Russia (size: 10.5 x 7.8 x 7.4 cm)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Brucite-169935.jpg/120px-Brucite-169935.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Brucite-169935.jpg/180px-Brucite-169935.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Brucite-169935.jpg/240px-Brucite-169935.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="636" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Brucite crystals from the Sverdlovsk Region, Urals, Russia (size: 10.5 x 7.8 x 7.4 cm)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mg(OH)2Xray.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Structure of Mg(OH)2"><img alt="Structure of Mg(OH)2" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Mg%28OH%292Xray.jpg/120px-Mg%28OH%292Xray.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Mg%28OH%292Xray.jpg/180px-Mg%28OH%292Xray.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Mg%28OH%292Xray.jpg/240px-Mg%28OH%292Xray.jpg 2x" data-file-width="438" data-file-height="404" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Structure of Mg(OH)<sub>2</sub></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brucite&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_minerals" title="List of minerals">List of minerals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_minerals_named_after_people" title="List of minerals named after people">List of minerals named after people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portlandite" title="Portlandite">Portlandite</a>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Ca(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cookeite" title="Cookeite">Cookeite</a>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">LiAl<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub>(Si<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub>Al)O<sub class="template-chem2-sub">10</sub>(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">8</sub></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brucite&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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(2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/periodico_di_mineralogia/article/view/17384">"Commercial brucite, a worldwide used raw material deemed safe, can be contaminated by asbestos"</a>. <i>Periodico di Mineralogia</i>. <b>90</b> (3): 317–324. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.13133%2F2239-1002%2F17384">10.13133/2239-1002/17384</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Periodico+di+Mineralogia&rft.atitle=Commercial+brucite%2C+a+worldwide+used+raw+material+deemed+safe%2C+can+be+contaminated+by+asbestos&rft.volume=90&rft.issue=3&rft.pages=317-324&rft.date=2021&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.13133%2F2239-1002%2F17384&rft.aulast=Malferrari&rft.aufirst=Daniele&rft.au=Di+Guisseppe%2C+Dario&rft.au=Scognamiglio%2C+Valentina&rft.au=Gualtieri%2C+Alessandro+F.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Frosa.uniroma1.it%2Frosa04%2Fperiodico_di_mineralogia%2Farticle%2Fview%2F17384&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABrucite" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLeeCodyCodySpry2002" class="citation journal cs1">Lee, Hyomin; Cody, Robert D.; Cody, Anita M.; Spry, Paul G. 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Cody; Anita M. Cody; Paul G. Spry (2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090320061826/http://eco-solutions.net/Effects_of_Various_Deicing_Chemicals.pdf">"Effects of various deicing chemicals on pavement concrete deterioration"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Mid-Continent Transportation Symposium 2000 Proceedings</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://eco-solutions.net/Effects_of_Various_Deicing_Chemicals.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on March 20, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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