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Talc from
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA


Locality type:County
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 Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:355284
Long-form Identifier:1:3:355284:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘOakland Asbestos Mine, Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘMiller Asbestos Mine, Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘWalnut Cove Creek Mine, Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘSocrates Corundum Mine (Socrates Asbestos prospect), Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘBad Creek Prospect, Sapphire Valley, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘKilpatrick Asbestos Mine (Kilpatrick Mine), Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘRattlesnake Mine (Rattlesnake Asbestos Prospect), Sapphire Valley, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘNicholson Mine (Pig Pen Mountain), Pine Mountain, Rabun County, Georgia, USA
56.7km (35.3 miles) ⓘHarris prospect, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘLaurel Creek complex, Rabun County, Georgia, USA
References
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
 
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