Talc from
Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Talc | |
| Formula: | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | |
| Habit: | Meikle (1989): "Talc is extremely rare, found only in a single specimen, as small bundles and aggregates (<4 mm) of very small pearly, clear to white plates and lamellae. It is closely associated with botryoidal malachite and intimately mixed with greenish-black, earthy chalcocite, and small clear subhedral masses of quartz. Optical examination indicates a 2V angle of about 5° and hence the mineral is thought to be talc (confirmed by X-ray diffraction; A. Livingstone, personal communication.)" | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified, Optical Analysis XRD | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Talc data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 17873 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:17873:6 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Talc | ||
| 75.9km (47.2 miles) | ⓘCorrycharmaig, Killin, Stirling, Scotland, UK | |
| 80.4km (49.9 miles) | ⓘTomnadashan mine, Killin, Stirling, Scotland, UK | |
| 83.3km (51.8 miles) | ⓘChapel Quarry, Raith, Fife, Scotland, UK | |
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