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Talc from
Goldsmith Mine, Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type: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 Goldsmith Mine, Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20865
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20865:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘDemocrat Olivine Deposit (Democrat Chromite Prospect; T Mine; Democrat Chromite Placer Deposit; ITS; Ivy River-Democrat Chromite Deposit), Canton-Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Sample Locality & Nearby Trench Occurrence (Part of Democrat Olivine Body Dunite; MRDS - 10026478), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘMorgan Hill Chromite Prospect (Morgan Hill Church Prospect), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘSample Locality Occurrence (Part of Democrat Olivine Body Dunite; MRDS - 10026473), Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘHolcombe Branch Olivine Deposit, Canton-Democrat, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Talc Occurrence (MRDS - 10026475), Madison County, North Carolina, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘPrice Creek Chromite Prospect, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘGuy Roberts Soapstone Mine, Madison County Soapstone Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘBrackens Soapstone Mine (Dog Ridge Mine), Madison County Soapstone Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘEdwards No. 2 Soapstone Mine, Madison County Soapstone Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
References
C.W. Allen collection
 
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