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Talc from
Oro Rico Mine (Penon Blanco Mine), Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa 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 Oro Rico Mine (Penon Blanco Mine), Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:565404
Long-form Identifier:1:3:565404:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘMcAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘGordon deposit (Gordan deposit), Greeley Hill, Kinsley Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘEureka Mine (Eureka & Grizzly Mine; Eureka claim; Grizzly claim), Big Oak Flat, Big Oak Flat Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘForked Pine claim, Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘTalc occurrence [1] (Lacy; Cuneo), Buckhorn Peak, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘBluepoint claim (Blue Point claim; Blue Point Mine), Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘYosemite Talc prospect, Bagby, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘMariposa Talc Mine, Bagby, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘShaw Talc deposit (Talc claim; Talc Extension claim), Bagby, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘProuty Ranch deposit, Webb Station, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
Weir, R. H., Kerrick, D. M. (1987) Mineralogic, fluid inclusion, and stable isotope studies of several gold mines in the Mother Lode, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties, California. Economic Geology, 82 (2) 328-344 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.2.328
 
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