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Talc from
Green Talc Mine (Donnelly Andalusite Mine), Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Diaspore2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Green Talc Mine (Donnelly Andalusite Mine), Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1608565
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1608565:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘBig Indian Mine, Mount Grant Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘNew York Canyon Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘLyon Deposit, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘPumpkin Hollow Project, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘSierra Magnesite Mine, Gabbs, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘStandard Hill Mine, Bodie, Bodie Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed talc mine, Broken Hills Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
68.8km (42.8 miles) ⓘHuntley Mine, Marble camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘMason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
References
Alexander Wong CollectionIdentified by Alexander Wong: Visual Identification, Inferred (explain how), Dealer/Collection Label
 
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