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Talc from
Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China


Locality type:Open-Cast 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 Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1654430
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1654430:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘTongshankou Cu-Mo Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘWushan Mine (Wujia Cu-Au deposit), Ruichang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
References
Wu, Xiaolin, Xie, Guiqing, Xu, Jing, Voudouris, Panagiotis, Liu, Wenyuan (2024) Distribution of Co, Te, Se in porphyry copper systems: A case study of the Tonglvshan deposit, Eastern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 174. 106304 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106304
Zhang, Shitao; Gao, Jian-Feng; Zhang, He; Huang, Xiao-Wen; Li, Jianping; Li, Rucao; Xu, Hao (2025) Revealing the distribution and efficient enrichment of cobalt in a Cu–Au skarn mineralization system. Ore Geology Reviews, 181. 106643 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106643
 
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