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Talc from
Glaucophane Ridge, San Benito County, California, USA


Locality type:Ridge
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Glaucophane Ridge, San Benito County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1207027
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1207027:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘClear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘJames-Corbett Mine (Corbett-Byles Mine), Archer Camp, Fresno County, California, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘCoalinga Asbestos Mine (Coalinga Mine; Coalinga Asbestos deposit), Coalinga, Fresno County, California, USA
References
Long dark green Tremolite crystals in off-white Talc matrix. Analyzed by David M. Lowe using XRD. Specimens collected in January 1973 (from newspaper wrapping). Two labeled flats of free material from 2017 NCMA conference most of which appears to be Glaucophane on Omphacite.
 
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