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Talc from
Tolstadåsen Quarry, Sel, Innlandet, Norway


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tolstadåsen Quarry, Sel, Innlandet, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:170077
Long-form Identifier:1:3:170077:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘÅsårberget Soapstone Quarry, Sel, Innlandet, Norway
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘHøgsætra Quarry, Otta, Sel, Innlandet, Norway
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘBårstad Quarry, Lalm, Vågå, Innlandet, Norway
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘLeinetjerna, Kvam, Nord-Fron, Innlandet, Norway
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘTesseosen, Vågå, Innlandet, Norway
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘSøndre Geitryggen Mines, Folldal Mines, Folldal, Innlandet, Norway
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘReinslia Talc Deposit, Folldal, Innlandet, Norway
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘVisdalen Soapstone Deposit, Visdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘEinunndalen, Folldal, Innlandet, Norway
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘFramruste, Skjåk, Innlandet, Norway
References
Geological Survey of Norway. The Natural Stone Database. Deposit Area 517 - 642. Åsåren
Selbekk, Rune S., Garmo, Torgeir T. (1995) Mineraler i Tolstadåsen og Bårstad klebersteinsbrudd, Oppland. STEIN. Nordisk magasin for populær geologi, 22 (4) 196-200
 
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