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Talc from
Essedumpa, Bamble, Telemark, Norway


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Talc, etc.

Essedumpa, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
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Talc, etc.

Essedumpa, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
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Talc, etc.

Essedumpa, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
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Talc, etc.

Essedumpa, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
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Talc, etc.

Essedumpa, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
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Talc, etc.

Essedumpa, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
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Talc, etc.

Essedumpa, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
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Talc, etc.

Essedumpa, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
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Talc, etc.

Essedumpa, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Comments:As alteration of cordierite crystlas
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cordierite3
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Essedumpa, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:789729
Long-form Identifier:1:3:789729:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘVestre Kjørstad II Quarry, Kjørstad, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘØdegården apatite mines, Bamble, Telemark, Norway
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘBergbakken Adit, Langøy Iron Mines, Langøy, Kragerø Archipelago, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘLøkken apatite mine, Fugleheia, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘRavneberget Quarry, Søndeled, Risør, Agder, Norway
57.2km (35.6 miles) ⓘSolbutjernane, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
72.6km (45.1 miles) ⓘNeskilen Mines, Arendal, Agder, Norway
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘBremsåsen mine, Mjøndalen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
97.1km (60.3 miles) ⓘGjellebekk, Lier, Buskerud, Norway
99.8km (62.0 miles) ⓘGlomsrudkollen Zinc Mines, Åmot, Modum, Buskerud, Norway
References
(n.d.) Knut Eldjarn collection.
 
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