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Talc from
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:City
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 Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10784
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10784:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘGold Camp Mines area, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Casey Hill, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘMaid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
45.3km (28.2 miles) ⓘGypsite Quarries, D Hill area, Douglas Mining District (Ash Springs Mining District), Perilla Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘGunnison Hills, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘHolland Mine, Duquesne Gulch, Nash Mines group (Duquesne-Washington group), Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
73.5km (45.6 miles) ⓘJohnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘRed Racer Mine, Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘTotal Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Nye, T.S. (1968) The Relationship of Structure and Alteration to Some Ore Bodies in the Bisbee (Warren) District, Cochise County, Arizona. University of Arizona, PhD. Thesis. https://www.proquest.com/openview/3fe34edfa709c12e51909493007794e3/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y
 
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