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Talc from
Tecumseh Mine, Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras 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 Tecumseh Mine, Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:324906
Long-form Identifier:1:3:324906:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘUnknown talc-soapstone occurrence [2], Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘStone Mine (Trask Mine; Longton Mine; Coffer Mine; Trask and Stone lease), Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘMayflower Chrome Mine (Burnham and Wilson Mine; Mayflower property; Mayflower deposit), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘBowie Estate Mine (J. W. Bowie claims), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘSafe Deposit Mine [2], Altaville, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘStar of India Mine (Curtis Mine), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘMcCormick Mine (McCormick property; Terry and Sell lease [WWI]), Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘAdelaide Mine (Carson Hill group), Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘStanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘPeirano Mine (Santa Ana), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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