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Talc from
Smith mine (Smith quarries), Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew 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 Smith mine (Smith quarries), Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:89806
Long-form Identifier:1:3:89806:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘHaley mine, Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘRenprior Mine, Admaston Township, Admaston/Bromley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine (Bagot Molybdenite Mine), Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘBluff Point Mine, Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘBristol Mine, Bristol, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘRoadcut No. 6, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
65.1km (40.4 miles) ⓘAutoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘPlayfair Mine (Dalhousie Mine; Lanark Iron Mine), Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘForsyth Mine, Gatineau Park, Gatineau TE, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
92.5km (57.5 miles) ⓘOlympus Mine, North Burgess Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, A. P. (1971) Rocks and minerals for the collector Ottawa to North Bay, Ontario; Hull to Waltham, Quebec. Paper 70-50. Geological Survey of Canada 140 pp. doi:10.4095/102463
 
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