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Talc from
New Consort Mine, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, Dealer/Collection Label
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Gold1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Consort Mine, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:859122
Long-form Identifier:1:3:859122:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘSheba Mine, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘZwartkoppie anticline, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘScotia talc deposit, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘBarberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘBien Venue deposit, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘEast dump, Havelock Mine, Bulembu, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘWest dump, Havelock Mine, Bulembu, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘNkomati Mine, Uitkomst Complex, Waterval, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
87.8km (54.6 miles) ⓘPilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
References
Arthur L. Flagg Collection No. 3343
Otto, A., & Meyer, F. M. (2008). Tektono-metamorphe Kontrolle der archaischen Goldmineralisation in der New Consort Gold Mine, Barberton Grünsteingürtel, Südafrika (No. RWTH-CONV-112943). Lehrstuhl und Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre u. Labor für Geochemie und Umweltanalytik.
 
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