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Talc from
Traversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Scheelite3
Chlorite Group2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Traversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:83667
Long-form Identifier:1:3:83667:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘCavallaria Quarries (Frent Quarries; Alpetta; Piani and Rio Freddo Quarries), Cavallaria Mount, Brosso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘBrosso Mine, Calea, Lessolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘPraborna Mine, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘLiconi mine, Cogne Mines, Cogne, Aosta Valley, Italy
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘPoggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘServette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘLarsinaz mine, Cogne Mines, Cogne, Aosta Valley, Italy
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘFontillon Damon ridge, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘMonte di Voragno talc mine (Monte di Voragno-Bellacosta Mine), Voragno, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘVarenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
References
Gallo, Sergio (1973) The Mines of Traversella [Italy]. The Mineralogical Record, 4 (1) 39-41
Nimis, P.; Dalla Costa, L.; Guastoni, A. (2014) Cobaltite-rich mineralization in the iron skarn deposit of Traversella (Western Alps, Italy). Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (1). 11-27 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.1.02
 
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