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Talc from
Gordon deposit (Gordan deposit), Greeley Hill, Kinsley Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Comments:Includes massive soapstone suitable for early building blocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gordon deposit (Gordan deposit), Greeley Hill, Kinsley Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:837918
Long-form Identifier:1:3:837918:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘOro Rico Mine (Penon Blanco Mine), Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘMcAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘTalc occurrence [1] (Lacy; Cuneo), Buckhorn Peak, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘMariposa Talc Mine, Bagby, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘYosemite Talc prospect, Bagby, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘShaw Talc deposit (Talc claim; Talc Extension claim), Bagby, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘEureka Mine (Eureka & Grizzly Mine; Eureka claim; Grizzly claim), Big Oak Flat, Big Oak Flat Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘForked Pine claim, Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘGoat Camp prospect, Pilot Peak, Mariposa County, California, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘBluepoint claim (Blue Point claim; Blue Point Mine), Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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