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Talc from
Black Swan Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Pit
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 Black Swan Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:389011
Long-form Identifier:1:3:389011:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘRobinson Gold Mine, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘKanowna Main Lode, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘEast Scotia Ni prospect, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘPaddington Gold Mine (Paddington 1; Paddington 2), Paddington (Gudarra), Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘOversight Gold Mine (Tara; Oversight Tara United), Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘVictory Gold Mine, Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘBulong Complex North Ni Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘBulong Ni Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘCarr Boyd Rocks Ni mine, Menangina Station, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘWindanya Consols Gold Mine (Windanya Half Mile North; Half Mile Reef North), Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Marston, R. J. (1984) Nickel mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14. Geological Survey of Western Australia
Baensch, A. (2000) The Mineralogy of the Massive Sulphides in the High Grade Silver Swan Massive Nickel Sulphide Deposit. With an emphasis on the distribution of arsenic and cobalt mineralisation. BSc. thesis, Curtin University of Technology, 225 pages.
Barnes, S. J., Wells, M. A., Verrall, M. R. (2009) Effects of Magmatic Processes, Serpentinization, and Talc-Carbonate Alteration on Sulfide Mineralogy and Ore Textures in the Black Swan Disseminated Nickel Sulfide Deposit, Yilgarn Craton. Economic Geology, 104 (4) 539-562 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.104.4.539
Vukmanovic, Z. (2013) Microstructural Characterization of Sulphide and Oxide Minerals in Magmatic Sulphide ores. PhD Thesis, University of Western Australia, 200 pages plus tables.
 
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