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Talc from
Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain


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 Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:548844
Long-form Identifier:1:3:548844:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘPreguiça Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal
References
Ortega, L.; Lunar, R.; Garcia-Palomero, F.; Moreno, T.; Martin-Estevez, J. R.; Prichard, H. M.; Fisher, P. C. (2004) The Aguablanca Ni-Cu-PGE deposit, southwestern Iberia: magmatic ore-forming processes and retrograde evolution. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (2). 325-350 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.2.325
Tornos, Fernando, Galindo, Carmen, Casquet, César, Rodríguez Pevida, Luis, Martínez, César, Martínez, Enrique, Velasco, Francisco, Iriondo, Alexander (2006) The Aguablanca Ni–(Cu) sulfide deposit, SW Spain: geologic and geochemical controls and the relationship with a midcrustal layered mafic complex. Mineralium Deposita, 41 (8) 737-769 doi:10.1007/s00126-006-0090-6
Suárez, S., Nieto, F., Velasco, F., & Martín, F. J. (2011). Serpentine and chlorite as effective Ni-Cu sinks during weathering of the Aguablanca sulphide deposit (SW Spain). TEM evidence for metal-retention mechanisms in sheet silicates. European Journal of Mineralogy, 23(2), 179-196.
Piña, R., Gervilla, F., Barnes, S.-J., Ortega, L., Lunar, R. (2012) Distribution of platinum-group and chalcophile elements in the Aguablanca Ni–Cu sulfide deposit (SW Spain): Evidence from a LA-ICP-MS study. Chemical Geology, 302-303. 61-75 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.02.010
 
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