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Talc from
Garnet Hill Mine (Rheona claim), Garnet Hill, 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 Garnet Hill Mine (Rheona claim), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:368774
Long-form Identifier:1:3:368774:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘLittle Gulch Mine (Little Gulch; Opal and Red Wonder claims), Bummerville, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘChampion Mine (Haskins Mine), West Point, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘLate property, Railroad Flat, Railroad Flat Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
33.1km (20.5 miles) ⓘBurns and O'Neill property (Burns & O Neill), Railroad Flat, Railroad Flat Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘAime Laidet occurrence, Rich Gulch, Rich Gulch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘWheelock Mine (Wheelrock Mine), Cave City, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Talc occurrence [1], Mountain Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘCharles P. Snyder property, Soapstone Hill, Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘEconomic Mine (Cuneo Mine), Esmeralda, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘThorpe Mine, Quiggs Mountain, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Lordo, Kathleen M. and Lowell, Gary R. (2002), Composition of Color-Zoned Axinite from the Garnet Hill Skarn, California
 
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