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Talc from
Mongolian Mine (Mongolian Pit Mine; Mongolian claim; Mongolian Nos. 2-4 claims; Mongolian Millsite Nos. 1 & 2 claims), Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Carbonate Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA


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 Mongolian Mine (Mongolian Pit Mine; Mongolian claim; Mongolian Nos. 2-4 claims; Mongolian Millsite Nos. 1 & 2 claims), Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Carbonate Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:888252
Long-form Identifier:1:3:888252:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine (Mammoth claim; Mammoth No. 1 claim), Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Carbonate Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBonny Mine (Bonnie Mine; Bonnie pit; Bonny claim; Bonny No. 1 claim; Bonny No. 2 claim; Bonny millsites No. 1 & No. 2 claims), Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Carbonate Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘGrantham Mine (Big Talc-No. 5; Big Talc claim; Warm Spring No. 5 claim; Warm Springs Mine; Warm Spring Mine; Kennedy Talc Mine), Warm Spring, Carbonate Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘAnvil Spring Canyon deposit, Sugarloaf Peak, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘMontgomery Talc Mine (Panamint Mine; Montgomery Mine; Montgomery Panamint Mine), Needle Peak, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘBurro and Mary F. prospect (Burro and Mary; Burro claim; Mary F. claim; Protection group; Gem Mine; New Discovery Mine; Jail Canyon; Corona Mine), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘStockwell Mine, Slate summit, Slate Range Mining District (Arondo Mining District), Slate Range, Inyo County, California, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘWine Fluorspar prospect, Wildrose Peak, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘArondo Mine (Orondo; Arando; Oroanda), Reilly (Anthony Mill ruins), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘMarkley Mine (Markley deposits), Ibex Peak, Ibex Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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