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Talc from
Playfair Mine (Dalhousie Mine; Lanark Iron Mine), Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Playfair Mine (Dalhousie Mine; Lanark Iron Mine), Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:874055
Long-form Identifier:1:3:874055:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘOlympus Mine, North Burgess Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘBobs Lake Chlorapatite occurrence, Oso Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
42.1km (26.1 miles) ⓘBluff Point Mine, Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine (Bagot Molybdenite Mine), Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘRenprior Mine, Admaston Township, Admaston/Bromley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
59.0km (36.7 miles) ⓘEnterprise Mine, Sheffield Township, Stone Mills Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘBristol Mine, Bristol, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
59.6km (37.1 miles) ⓘLacey Mine (Smith and Lacey Mine; G.E. Mine), Loughborough Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘKaladar Marble Quarry, Kaladar Township, Addington Highlands Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
69.6km (43.3 miles) ⓘBillings Mine, Elizabethtown Township, Leeds and Grenville Counties, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P. (1987) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario. Miscellaneous Report 41. Geological Survey of Canada 140 pp. doi:10.4095/122460
 
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