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Talc from
Snowbird Mine, Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Comments:Host of most Au ore.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Snowbird Mine, Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331192
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331192:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘThree Queens Mine (Four Acres Mine), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘWall property (Wall property patented; Well property), Cape Horn, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘRising Sun Mine, Colfax, Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘFiddler's Green deposit (Farmer property), Todd Valley, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘRed Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘIdaho-Maryland Mine (Idaho Maryland prospect; Maryland Mine; Howard Hill/Morning Dew; Idaho Maryland-Brunswick), Idaho-Maryland group, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘSpring Hill Mine, Spring Hill vein, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘLucky Marion Mine (Shepard), Greenwood, Greenwood District, Northwest Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘBrust Mine (Gold Hill; Asbestos), Spanish Flat, Spanish Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘShelley Mine (Wolf Mine; Shelly Mine; Shelley Wolf Mine), Coloma, Coloma Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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