Brucite was first described in 1824 and named for the discoverer American mineralogist Archibald Bruce 1777 .
Brucite ໄດ້ຖືກອະທິບາຍເປັນຄັ້ງ ທໍາ ອິດໃນປີ 1824 ແລະຖືກຕັ້ງຊື່ໃຫ້ແກ່ນັກຄົ້ນຄວ້າ, ນັກແຮ່ທາດອາເມລິກາ, Archibald Bruce (1777-1818).