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Talc from
Moss Mountain, Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mountain
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 Moss Mountain, Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:417757
Long-form Identifier:1:3:417757:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘJackson Mine (South Jackson pit), Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘTracy Mine, Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘCarp River (2), Marquette County, Michigan, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed bluffs, Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘRopes Gold Mine, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘVerde Antique Quarry, Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘChocolay quarry, Carp River, Marquette Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘHumboldt Mine (Edwards Mine), Humboldt Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘEdgewater Motel, Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘChampion Mine, Champion, Champion Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
References
Dana, Edward Salisbury; Dana, James Dwight (1892) A System of Mineralogy (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Heinrich, E. W., Robinson, George Willard (2004) Mineralogy of Michigan (2nd ed.) A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum and Michigan Technological University. 252pp.
 
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