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Talc from
Gimlet South Extended Gold Mine (Victorious), Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gimlet South Extended Gold Mine (Victorious), Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1031539
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1031539:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘSlippery Gimlet Gold Mine, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘCawse Ni Mine, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘHighland Fling Gold Mine (Brumby), Grant's Patch, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘWindanya Consols Gold Mine (Windanya Half Mile North; Half Mile Reef North), Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘVictory Gold Mine, Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘOversight Gold Mine (Tara; Oversight Tara United), Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘScotia Nickel Mine, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘPaddington Gold Mine (Paddington 1; Paddington 2), Paddington (Gudarra), Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘGoongarrie South, Goongarrie, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘPamela Jean prospect, Goongarrie, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 1, p 157
 
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