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Talc from
Dossi di Franscia, Franscia, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Hill
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 Dossi di Franscia, Franscia, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:896169
Long-form Identifier:1:3:896169:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘValbrutta (Val Brutta), Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘIMI Fabi Mine (Fabi Mine; Fabi Quarry), Mt. Motta, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBagnada-Ponticelli Mine (ex-Bolognini Mine; ex-Unitalc Mine), Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘGiuèl Quarries, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘVal Sora Quarry, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘCosti d'Ur, Selva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘAlp Cancian asbestos mines, Selva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘPradaccio Peak, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘAlpe Mastabia talc mine, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘScortaseo (Scurtaseu) deposit, Selva, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
References
Bedognè, F., Montrasio, A., and Sciesa, E. (1993) I Minerali Della Provincia Di Sondrio: Valmalenco. Bettini, Sondrio, Italia, 275 pp.
 
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