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Talc from
McLean Talc Mine, Big Bend Mountain, Big Bend, Butte County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Comments:Massive soapstone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view McLean Talc Mine, Big Bend Mountain, Big Bend, Butte County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:823716
Long-form Identifier:1:3:823716:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘClark Chrome Mine (Clark Mine; David Mine; War Eagle Mine; War Eagle deposit; War Eagle and Miller deposits; Mountain of Chrome claims [?]), Parkhill, Butte County, California, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘLittle Hope and Mary Jane claims, Big Bar Mountain, Butte County, California, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘCoyote Gap Guard Station occurrence, Big Bar Mountain, Butte County, California, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘMountain House Drift prospect, Mountain House, Butte County, California, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘSpringer Consolidated Mine (Matheson Mine), Forks of Butte, Faust Mining District (Forrest Mining District), Butte County, California, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘP.U.P. Mine (P.U.P. Zenith Mine; Zenith Chrome Mining Company Mine; Zenith Mine), Forbestown, Forbestown Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘClipper Mills Ni occurrence, Clipper Mills, Clipper Mills Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘGold Mountain Mine (Gold Hill Mine), Inskip, Stirling City Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘWhite Pine Mine (Bear claim), Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘAlaska Mine, Pike (Pike City), Pike Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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