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Talc from
Clark Chrome Mine (Clark Mine; David Mine; War Eagle Mine; War Eagle deposit; War Eagle and Miller deposits; Mountain of Chrome claims [?]), Parkhill, Butte County, California, 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 Clark Chrome Mine (Clark Mine; David Mine; War Eagle Mine; War Eagle deposit; War Eagle and Miller deposits; Mountain of Chrome claims [?]), Parkhill, Butte County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:323011
Long-form Identifier:1:3:323011:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMcLean Talc Mine, Big Bend Mountain, Big Bend, Butte County, California, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘLittle Hope and Mary Jane claims, Big Bar Mountain, Butte County, California, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘCoyote Gap Guard Station occurrence, Big Bar Mountain, Butte County, California, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘMountain House Drift prospect, Mountain House, Butte County, California, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘSpringer Consolidated Mine (Matheson Mine), Forks of Butte, Faust Mining District (Forrest Mining District), Butte County, California, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘP.U.P. Mine (P.U.P. Zenith Mine; Zenith Chrome Mining Company Mine; Zenith Mine), Forbestown, Forbestown Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
30.8km (19.2 miles) ⓘGold Mountain Mine (Gold Hill Mine), Inskip, Stirling City Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘClipper Mills Ni occurrence, Clipper Mills, Clipper Mills Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘWhite Pine Mine (Bear claim), Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘAlaska Mine, Pike (Pike City), Pike Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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