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Talc from
Mount Tom Talc Mine, Mount Tom (Mt. Tom), 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 Mount Tom Talc Mine, Mount Tom (Mt. Tom), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:888258
Long-form Identifier:1:3:888258:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
32.3km (20.1 miles) White Crest prospect, Kid Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) Blue Star Talc Mine, Kid Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) Benton pit, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) Bell prospect, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
51.6km (32.0 miles) Birch Creek, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
61.0km (37.9 miles) Walker prospect, Wünüpü Peak (Squaw Peak), Waucoba Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
61.1km (38.0 miles) Green Rock prospect, Lime Hill, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
61.4km (38.2 miles) Try Again deposit, Wünüpü Peak (Squaw Peak), Waucoba Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
61.4km (38.2 miles) Unnamed Talc prospect [4], Lime Hill, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
61.9km (38.4 miles) Harlis and Broady Mine, Lime Hill, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
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