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McLean Talc Mine, Big Bend Mountain, Big Bend, Butte County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
McLean Talc MineMine
Big Bend MountainMountain
Big BendUnincorporated Community
Butte CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 43' 16'' North , 121° 26' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.72111,-121.43667
GeoHash:
G#: 9r19uxh80
GRN:
N27W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Yankee Hill333 (2011)7.6km
Concow710 (2011)7.8km
Berry Creek1,424 (2011)8.9km
Magalia11,310 (2011)15.8km
Paradise26,476 (2017)16.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Paradise Gem & Mineral ClubParadise, California16km
Feather River Lapidary & Mineral SocietyOroville, California25km
Mindat Locality ID:
74232
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:74232:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A talc-soapstone occurrence/mine located in the SE¼NE¼ sec. 32, T22N, R5E, MDM, 2.8 km (9,200 feet) NNE of Big Bend Mountain, along the North Fork Feather River, on National Forest land. Operated by Anna G. McLean, San Francisco, California. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

Local rocks include Ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 2 (Western Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains).

Production information: Soapstone shipped to San Francisco Bay area and marketed as roofing granules prior to 1940. On MR-31 map as soapstone. Produced less than 1,000,000 tons.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Description: Massive soapstone.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2

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Link to USGS MRDS:10091963

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060070201
Logan, Clarence August (1930), Mines and Mineral Resources of Butte County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Mining Bureau (Report 26): 26(4): 412.
O’Brien, J.C. (1949), Mines and mineral resources of Butte County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology (Report 45): 45(3): 448.
McCulloch, W.C., Oesterling, W.A., Spurck, W.H., & Tischler, M.S. (1964), Minerals for Industry, Northern California, Southern Pacific Company: Vol. II: 71.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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