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Talc from
Massachusetts Talc Company Mine, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA


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Talc, etc.

Massachusetts Talc Company Mine, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
08838200017371708476467.jpg
Talc, etc.

Massachusetts Talc Company Mine, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
08838200017371708476467.jpg
Talc, etc.

Massachusetts Talc Company Mine, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Actinolite3
Ankerite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Massachusetts Talc Company Mine, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:30037
Long-form Identifier:1:3:30037:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘFoliated Talc Company Mine, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘHoosac Tunnel Soapstone Quarry (Hoosac Talc Mine), Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘSpecialty Minerals Mine (Pfizer Quarry; New England Lime Quarry; Follet Quarry; Adams Lime Quarry), Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘBennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘNewfane, Windham County, Vermont, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘOld Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘBemis soapstone quarry, Townshend, Windham County, Vermont, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘWright Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
48.5km (30.2 miles) ⓘChester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
48.7km (30.2 miles) ⓘMelvin Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
References
"Western Massachuetts Mineral Localites" by Plante, A.R., Valley Geology Press, 1992
USGS Open-File Report 69-39, p. 8-10.
Chute, Newton E. (1969) The talc, soapstone, and asbestos deposits of Massachusetts
 
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