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Talc from
Eureka Mine (Eureka & Grizzly Mine; Eureka claim; Grizzly claim), Big Oak Flat, Big Oak Flat Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Native Gold
Rock Crystal
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eureka Mine (Eureka & Grizzly Mine; Eureka claim; Grizzly claim), Big Oak Flat, Big Oak Flat Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669343
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669343:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘMcAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘForked Pine claim, Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘBluepoint claim (Blue Point claim; Blue Point Mine), Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘOro Rico Mine (Penon Blanco Mine), Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘGordon deposit (Gordan deposit), Greeley Hill, Kinsley Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘDutch-App Mine (Dutch Application; Dutch-App group; Dutch claim; App claim; Heslep claim; Hitchcock claim), Jamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘPerconi Ranch deposits (Perconi Ranch Mine; Cherry Creek Mine; Whittle property), Chinese Station, Tuolumne County, California, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘMackey Mine, Stent, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘJamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘB. Brown W. E. Finch A. D. Hunter property, Sonora, Sonora Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
Logan, Clarence August (1949), Mines and mineral resources of Tuolumne County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 45(1): 65
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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