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Talc from
Economic Mine (Cuneo Mine), Esmeralda, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Comments:Occurs as numerous bodies of talcose schist in the country rock.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Economic Mine (Cuneo Mine), Esmeralda, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:900198
Long-form Identifier:1:3:900198:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Talc occurrence [1], Mountain Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘCharles P. Snyder property, Soapstone Hill, Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘWheelock Mine (Wheelrock Mine), Cave City, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘThorpe Mine, Quiggs Mountain, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBirney Mine (Birney and Golden Slip), Vallecito, Vallecito Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘAngels Mine (Big Mine; Southwell Mine; Fox; Valentine claims: Angels; Beda Blood; Billings; Crystal; Potter; Doctor Hill; Hennessy; McCormick; Minne; Oneida), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘCosgrove Mine, Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘSultana Mine (Sultan Mine; Cushing Mine; Bovee Mine; Marshall Mine; Winters Mine), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘUtica Mine, Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘSafe Deposit Mine [2], Altaville, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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