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Talc from
Nelson Bay River mine, Temma, Balfour-Temma district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Polarised-light microscopy
EPMA
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nelson Bay River mine, Temma, Balfour-Temma district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:698457
Long-form Identifier:1:3:698457:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
56.1km (34.8 miles) ⓘMain Creek magnesite deposit, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
57.7km (35.8 miles) ⓘLord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
59.1km (36.8 miles) ⓘArthur River Magnesite Deposit, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
65.1km (40.5 miles) ⓘRocky River mine, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘGranville mine (Granville East prospect), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘSt Dizier mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
85.7km (53.3 miles) ⓘMt Lindsay mine (Parsons Hood), Mt Lindsay mineral field, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
R. Bottrill, unpub. data.
 
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