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Talc from
White Pine Mine (Bear claim), Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas 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 White Pine Mine (Bear claim), Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:765952
Long-form Identifier:1:3:765952:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
29.9km (18.5 miles) ⓘSierra Iron Mine (Sierra Mine; Sierra Iron Co.; Lake Hawley and Spencer Lake deposit), Hawley Lake, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘSierra Standard Mining Company Mine (Sierra Standard Mng Co; Sierra Standard; Baker), Red Ant, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘMountain House Drift prospect, Mountain House, Butte County, California, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘCoyote Gap Guard Station occurrence, Big Bar Mountain, Butte County, California, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘOxford Mine (Oxford Mine and mill; Oxford lease and mill; Becky; Case and Myers; Mt. Holly; Gold Bluff; Good Hope; Good Hope Extension No. 2; Jefferson No. 2 claim; Milton claim), Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘLittle Hope and Mary Jane claims, Big Bar Mountain, Butte County, California, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘBrush Creek Mine (Ante Up Mine; Lower Brush Creek Mine), Old Mountain House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘClipper Mills Ni occurrence, Clipper Mills, Clipper Mills Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘMcLean Talc Mine, Big Bend Mountain, Big Bend, Butte County, California, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘUncle Sam Mine (Verrue; Keller; Yates; Simpson; North Fork Mine; Wisconsin Extension; Wisconsin Ext), Forest, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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