|
Algeria | |
- Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province
- Bordj Badji Mokhtar District
| [Saponite] Greshake et al. (2004) |
|
Antarctica | |
| [Saponite] Brearley et al. (1998) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Smellie et al. (1984, March) |
| [Saponite] Mozer (2012) |
| [Saponite] Rangel et al. (2019) |
|
Argentina | |
| [Saponite] Rainoldi et al. (2024) |
|
Armenia | |
| [Saponite] Bowell et al. (2021) |
|
Atlantic Ocean | |
- Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex
| [Saponite] Milinovic +6 other references |
|
Australia | |
| [Saponite] Gorter et al. (2002) |
| [Saponite] England (2002) |
| [Saponite] England (2000) |
| [Saponite] England (1996) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Crawford (1973) |
| [Saponite] Head (1979) +4 other references |
| [Talc var: Steatite] NSW MR00207 |
| [Saponite] England (1998) |
| [Saponite] England et al. (1988) |
| [Saponite] Keith F Compton collection |
| [Saponite] Rod Martin Collection |
| [Saponite] Vic Cloete. |
| [Saponite] |
- Pastoral Unincorporated Area
| SA Geodata Database - Mineral Deposit ... |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Record of mines (1980) |
| [Saponite] R Bottrill |
| [Saponite] R. Bottrill +1 other reference |
- Hampshire mining district
| [Saponite] |
- Central Coast municipality
| [Saponite] Sutherland et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] R Bottrill (2021) |
- Circular Head municipality
| [Saponite] www.crocoite.com (2003) |
- Moina - Middlesex District
| [Saponite] Sutherland et al. (2004) |
- Launceston City municipality
| [Saponite] Bottrill et al. (2020) |
- Northern Midlands municipality
| [Saponite] Bottrill |
| [Saponite] R Bottrill |
- Waratah-Wynyard municipality
| [Saponite] Sutherland et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] Bottrill et al. (2002) |
| [Saponite] Sutherland et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] Bottrill et al. (2008) |
| Fetherston et al. (2013) |
| [Saponite] Murrin Murrin Nickel Laterite Deposit +2 other references |
| Fetherston et al. (2013) |
| Abeysinghe (1997) |
- Wingellina Community (Irrunytju)
| [Saponite] Francesco et al. (2019) |
|
Austria | |
| [Talc var: Steatite] |
- Spittal an der Drau District
| [Talc var: Steatite] Pichler (2009) |
| [Saponite] Niedermayr et al. (1995) |
| [Saponite] matrixx 5 +1 other reference |
- Dietmannsdorf an der Wild
| [Saponite] Götzinger (1987) |
| [Saponite] Niedermayr (1990) +1 other reference |
- Albrechtsberg an der Großen Krems
| [Saponite] Ertl (1995) |
| [Saponite] Database „Minerale NÖ“ (A. Thinschmidt and co-workers) |
| [Saponite] Götzinger (1987) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Exel (1993) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Exel (1993) |
- Waidhofen an der Thaya District
| [Saponite] Götzinger (1987) |
- Fusch an der Grossglocknerstrasse
| [Talc var: Steatite] Exel (1993) |
| [Saponite] Aufschluss 1972 (SB) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Alker (1972) |
- Südoststeiermark District
| [Saponite] C.Auer (2019) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Copper-bearing Saponite] Taucher (1989) |
|
Bailiwick of Guernsey | |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Henwood (1871) |
|
Bhutan | |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Fraser et al. (2001) |
|
Bolivia | |
| [Saponite] Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) |
|
Brazil | |
| [Talc var: Steatite] ... |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Martins da Pedra collection |
| [Saponite] Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959) |
- Capitão Gervásio de Oliveira
| [Saponite] Dybowska et al. (2022) |
| [Saponite] D Atencio & R Hypolito () |
| [Saponite] Fosfatos e Silicatos Secundários de ... |
|
Canada | |
| [Saponite] Simandl et al. (1997) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] - (2022) |
| [Saponite] Tanner (1994) |
| [Saponite] King (n.d.) |
| [Saponite] Hogarth (1997) |
| Sabina (2000) |
| Sabina (1987) +1 other reference |
| Chris Rohricht |
| Sabina (1963) |
| Sabina (1991) |
| Sabina (1991) |
| Sabina (1991) |
| Sabina (1991) |
- Leeds and Grenville Counties
| [Talc var: Steatite] www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca (n.d.) |
| [Saponite] Montgomery (n.d.) |
| [Saponite] Montgomery (n.d.) |
| Sabina (2007) +1 other reference |
- Unorganized North Sudbury District
| Sabina (2000) |
| Sabina (2000) |
| [Saponite] Willet Miller (1905) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Voyage au coeur des Appalaches |
| [Saponite] Betts (n.d.) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] SIGEOM |
- La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM
| [Saponite] Wight et al. (1995) |
| [Saponite] Tarassoff et al. (2006) |
- Whitehorse mining district
| [Saponite] Zolensky et al. (2002) +2 other references |
|
Central African Republic | |
- Lobaye River (Bali River)
| [Saponite] Brearley et al. (1998) |
|
Chad | |
| [Saponite] Olivier et al. (2021) |
|
Chile | |
| [Saponite] Demetrius Pohl identified AMNH 1985 +2 other references |
| [Saponite] Vidal et al. (2022) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Sobotkite] Howard Minerals specimens +1 other reference |
- Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining district
| [Saponite] Gerhard Möhn Collection |
| [var: Combarbalite] Kelm et al. (2001) |
|
China | |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Shuneng Liang et al. (2009) |
| [Saponite] Zhu et al. (2024) |
| [Saponite] Chu et al. (2023) |
| [Saponite] Minzhi Yang (2004) |
| Guangyuan Chen et al. (1983) |
| [Saponite] Vielreicher et al. (2003) |
| [Saponite] Hongkui Li et al. (2010) |
| [Saponite] Wang et al. (2025) |
- Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
- Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture)
| [Saponite] Shen (n.d.) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Tang (2005) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] |
|
Colombia | |
| [Saponite] Castrillón et al. (2023) |
|
Curaçao | |
| [Saponite] ... |
|
Cyprus | |
| [Saponite] Prüfer (2010) |
| [Saponite] Antivachis (2015) |
|
Czech Republic | |
| [Saponite] Litochleb +4 other references |
| [Saponite] Pauliš +3 other references |
| [Saponite] Pauliš |
| Burkart E. (1953) |
- České Budějovice District
| [Saponite] Welser +5 other references |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Pelíšek (1979) |
| [Saponite] Petr Fuchs (2024, December) |
| [Saponite] Melka (2000) |
| [Saponite] Pauliš |
| [Saponite] Mrázek I (1978) |
- Žďár nad Sázavou District
| [Saponite] Houzar +5 other references |
| [Saponite] Petr Pauliš (2001) |
|
Dominican Republic | |
| [Saponite] Broda et al. (2022) |
|
DR Congo | |
| [Saponite] Zolensky (1991) |
|
Egypt | |
| [Saponite] Treiman et al. (1991) |
|
El Salvador | |
| [Saponite] implications for metal transport in natural systems. Journal of volcanology and geothermal research (1) +1 other reference |
|
Europe | |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Quellmalz (1992) |
|
Faroe Islands | |
| [Saponite] - (2011, November) |
| [Saponite] Knut Edvard Larsen collection # 415 |
|
Finland | |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Eberhard Riech collection +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Uusinoka et al. (1) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] www.geologinenseura.fi (2017) |
|
France | |
| [Saponite] Ch. Robert |
| [Saponite] Ch. Robert |
| [Saponite] Passaglia et al. (1985) |
| [Saponite] Chauris (2014) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Lacroix (1904) +1 other reference |
- Tuamotu-Gambier (Tuamotu and Gambier Islands)
- Tuamotu Archipelago (Tuamotus)
| [Saponite] Dudoignon et al. (1989) |
| [Saponite] Dudoignon et al. (1989) |
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands
| [Saponite] Giret et al. (1992) +1 other reference |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Martaud (2013) |
| [Saponite] Marrocchi et al. (2014) |
- Tiébaghi Massif (Tiébaghi Ophiolite Complex)
| [Saponite] El Mendili et al. (2022) |
| [Saponite] C. Campiglio et al. +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Queneau (n.d.) |
| [Saponite] Claude Laforêt |
| [Saponite] Tomeoka et al. (1988) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Jean-Vincent Coureau collection |
|
Germany | |
| [Saponite] Walenta (1992) |
- Freyung-Grafenau District
| [Saponite] Habel (2009) |
| [Saponite] Wittern (2001) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Wittern (2001) |
- Schwarzenbach an der Saale
| [Talc var: Steatite] Müller (1984) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Müller (1984) |
- Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
| [Talc var: Steatite] Stefan Koch Collection |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Nauck (1848) +4 other references |
| [Saponite] Eigler et al. (1982) +2 other references |
| [Saponite] Weiß (1990) |
| [Saponite] Weiß (1990) |
| [Saponite] |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Mineralienwelt.de +2 other references |
| [Saponite] Lapis 2/2011 |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Dreizler (1962) |
| [Saponite] |
| [Saponite] Hentschel (1987) |
| [Saponite] Hentschel (1987) |
| [Saponite] Quakernaat (1970) |
| [Saponite] Hentschel (1987) |
| [Saponite] Blaß et al. (2015) |
| [Saponite] SEM-EDS and XRD by Joy Desor and ... |
| [Saponite] Mertz et al. (1990) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Phillips (1823) |
| [Saponite] Schüller et al. (1950) |
|
Greece | |
- Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza)
| [Saponite] Katerinopoulos et al. (1994) |
- Lavreotiki Municipal Unit
| [Saponite] Gerhard Möhn Collection. SEM-EDS by ... |
| [Saponite] |
| [Saponite] |
| [Saponite] Färber (n.d.) |
|
Hungary | |
- Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
| [Saponite] Tokody et al. (1957) +2 other references |
| [Saponite] Szakáll et al. (1996) |
| [Saponite] Brearley et al. (1998) +2 other references |
| [Saponite] Koch (1985) |
| [Saponite] |
| [Saponite] Sándor et al. (2005) |
| [Saponite] Sándor et al. (2005) |
| [Saponite] Topographia Mineralogica Hungariae VI. +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Szakáll et al. (2006) |
| [Saponite] Szakáll et al. (1996) |
| [Saponite] KOVÁCS-PÁLFFY (2005) |
| [Saponite] Analized in Geological Institute of Hungary (Péter Kónya) |
| [Saponite] KÓNYA (2015) |
|
Iceland | |
| [Saponite] Escobedo et al. (2021) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Blake (1966) |
| [Saponite] Ágústsdóttir et al. (1994) |
|
India | |
| [Saponite] Smith et al. (2013) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Meteoritics & Planetary Science et al. (March 2003) |
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Division (Aurangabad Division)
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Iron-bearing Saponite] AmMin 88:1983–1988 (2003) |
| [Saponite] Gotze +7 other references |
| [Saponite] Gotze +7 other references |
| [Saponite] Buchanan et al. (1993) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Karel Bal Collection |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Haritha et al. (2022) |
|
Indian Ocean | |
| [Saponite] Maciąg et al. (2019) |
- Ninety East Ridge (90° E Ridge; Indian Ridge)
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] D. Besse et al. |
|
Indonesia | |
| [Saponite] Analyses by Alfredo Petrov and John ... |
| [Saponite] Alfredo Petrov |
|
Italy | |
| [Saponite] Barresi et al. (2005) |
| [Saponite] Croze (1989) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Cortese (1895) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Sobotkite] Buseck et al. (1993) |
| [Saponite] Krot et al. (1995) +1 other reference |
- Metropolitan City of Bologna
| [Saponite] Morandi et al. (1982) |
| [Saponite] Adorni F. (1997) |
| [Saponite] Veniale et al. (1968) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Omar Bartoli et al. (2003) |
| [Saponite] ... |
| [Saponite] Castellaro-Kampf |
| [Saponite] |
- Monte Foppa (north slope)
| [Saponite] Passaglia et al. (1994) |
| [Saponite] Cerea et al. (2019) |
| [Saponite, Talc var: Steatite] Bedognè et al. (1993) |
| [Saponite] Bedognè et al. (2006) |
| [Saponite] Antofilli et al. (1983) |
- Metropolitan City of Turin
| [Saponite] Piccoli et al. (2007) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo (10) |
- Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
| [Saponite] Appiani et al. (1995) +1 other reference |
| [Talc var: Steatite] De Michele (1974) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Ferrari (1911) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Bortolozzi (n.d.) |
| [Saponite] Bortolozzi (n.d.) |
- Metropolitan City of Messina
- Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands)
| [Saponite] Apollaro et al. (2023) |
| [Saponite] Manuella (2011) +1 other reference |
- Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
| [Talc var: Steatite] De Michele (1974) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] De Michele (1974) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] De Michele (1974) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] De Michele (1974) |
| [Saponite] Bortolozzi (n.d.) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Exel (1987) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Bonifazi (2020) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Bonifazi (2020) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Ciampalini et al. (2010) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Marco Bonifazi collection |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Bonifazi (2020) |
- Metropolitan City of Florence
| [Saponite] Brizzi G. et al. (FI) |
- Montecatini Val di Cecina
| [Talc var: Steatite] Terenzi A. (1988) |
| [Saponite] Brizzi G. et al. (1996) |
| [Saponite] Mattioli et al. (2026) |
| [Saponite] Fabio Tosato et al. (2024) |
| [Saponite] Bortolozzi (n.d.) |
| [Saponite] Mattioli et al. (2008) |
| [Saponite] Mattioli et al. (2008) |
| [Saponite] Mattioli et al. (2008) |
| [Saponite] Mattioli et al. (2008) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Mattioli et al. (2008) |
| [Saponite] Paolo Gasparetto Collection |
| [Saponite] Pegoraro et al. (2017) |
| [Saponite] Boscardin et al. (2011) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Analysis by Michele Mattioli (Urbino University) |
| [Saponite] Bortolozzi (n.d.) |
|
Ivory Coast | |
| [Saponite] Pouclet A. et al. (2004) |
|
Japan | |
| [Saponite] Hideo Kuroda (1978) |
| [Saponite] INOUE et al. (1991) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Masaru Yamaguchi (1964) |
| [Saponite] - (n.d.) |
| [Saponite] Nambu +2 other references |
| [Saponite] Matsuhisa et al. (1985) |
| [Saponite] TAKEUCHI et al. (1984) |
| [Saponite] Yamada (2004) |
| [Saponite] Narita (1961) |
| [Saponite] King (n.d.) |
| [Saponite] Ohe Rikosha specimens |
| [Saponite] Tiba et al. (1995) |
| [Saponite] PXRD + XRF by Alfredo Petrov |
| [Saponite] Petrov (n.d.) |
| [Saponite] Petrov (n.d.) |
| [Saponite] |
|
Kenya | |
| ... |
|
Kosovo | |
| [Saponite] Ministry of Mining and Energy (2002) |
|
Lithuania | |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Prušinskienė et al. (2017) |
- Panevėžys City Municipality
| [Saponite] Zolensky et al. (1996) |
|
Madagascar | |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Besaire (1966) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Lacroix (1898) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Behier (1963) |
|
Mauritania | |
| Marsh et al. (2015) |
| Marsh et al. (2015) |
|
Mexico | |
| [Saponite] Yta et al. (2005) |
- northwest coastline of the Yucatán peninsula
- Chicxulub impact structure
| [Saponite] Verhagen et al. (2023) |
|
Middle East | |
| [Saponite] Gross (1977) |
|
Namibia | |
| [Saponite] Blaß et al. (2021) |
| [Saponite] Buch et al. (1996) |
|
New Zealand | |
| [Saponite] Collection of RJ Martin |
| [Saponite] Collection of RJ Martin correlated to ... |
| [Saponite] Black et al. (undated but circa late 1970's) |
| [Saponite] LIVERMORE (1999) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Palmer (1966) |
- New Zealand Outlying Islands
| [Saponite] de Ronde +16 other references |
| [Saponite] Courtney (1991) |
| [Saponite] Courtney (1994) |
| [Saponite] Kimura et al. (1998) |
| [Saponite] Singh (2015) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Spratt et al. (1975) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Hutton (1942) |
|
Northwest Africa Meteorites | |
| [Saponite] Fintor et al. (2014) |
|
Norway | |
| [Saponite] Breivik (2001) |
| |
| Geological Survey of Norway. The ... |
| [Saponite] Kvamsdal (1993) |
| Olerud (1993) |
| [Saponite] Moum et al. (1964) |
| Nilsson (1983) |
| Geological Survey of Norway. The ... |
| Berg et al. (2016) |
| aps.ngu.no (n.d.) |
| aps.ngu.no (n.d.) |
| aps.ngu.no (n.d.) |
| Geological Survey of Norway. The ... |
| Geological Survey of Norway. The Ore ... |
| Geological Survey of Norway. The ... |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Knut Edvard Larsen (2023) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Arliguie Michel photo & specimen |
| [Saponite] Jamtveit et al. (1997) |
| Geological Survey of Norway. The ... |
| Geological Survey of Norway. The ... |
| [Saponite] Knut Edvard Larsen collection # MM-2446 |
| [Saponite] Furnes et al. (1982) |
| aps.ngu.no (2022) |
| Geological survey of Norway. The Industrial Mineral Database. Deposit Area 1228 - 601. Skare. (Last updated 05.mai.2014) |
|
Pacific Ocean | |
| [Saponite] Li et al. (2022) |
| [Saponite] Christine Laverne et al. (2006) |
- Juan de Fuca Ridge complex
| [Saponite] Lamborg et al. (2006) |
|
Pakistan | |
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
| [Talc var: Steatite] Ullah et al. (2025) |
|
Papua New Guinea | |
| [Saponite] Gonzalez-Alvarez et al. (2013) |
|
Poland | |
- Lesser Poland Voivodeship
| [Saponite] Personally collected by Zając Piotr in ... |
| [Saponite] Muszyński M. et al. (2009) |
| [Saponite] Eligiusz Szełęg collection |
- Lower Silesian Voivodeship
| [Saponite] Gil et al. (2019) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Lis et al. (1986) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite, Saponite var: Sobotkite] Harańczyk C. (1974) |
| [Saponite] Czeslaw Haranczyk and Karol Prchazka (1974) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Lis et al. (1986) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Spangenberg et al. (1949) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Lis et al. (1986) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Band 8 (10) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Spangenberg et al. (1949) |
| [Saponite] Pieczka et al. (2013) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Spangenberg et al. (1949) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Lis et al. (1986) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Traube (1888) |
|
Portugal | |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Nunes (n.d.) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia ... |
| [Talc var: Steatite] LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia ... |
| [Talc var: Steatite] LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia ... |
| [Talc var: Steatite] LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia ... |
- Soeira， Fresulfe e Mofreita
| [Talc var: Steatite] Nunes (n.d.) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia ... |
- Almargem do Bispo，Pêro Pinheiro e Montelavar
| [Saponite] Alves (n.d.) |
| [Saponite] CEDOM |
| [Saponite] Michele Dondi |
| [Saponite] Alves (n.d.) |
|
Romania | |
- Pădurea Craiului Mountains
| [Saponite] Onac (2025) |
| [Saponite] Ianovici et al. (1983) |
|
Russia | |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Sklyarov et al. (2016) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Sklyarov et al. (2016) |
| [Saponite] Pashkevich +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Kononova et al. (2007) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Nimis et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] Keller et al. (1993) |
| [Saponite] Talovina et al. (2008) |
- Sakhara District (Sakharinskii)
| [Saponite] Talovina et al. (2008) |
| [Saponite] Igor Savin's data |
- Ufaley District (Ufalei District)
| [Saponite] Talovina et al. (2008) +2 other references |
- Upper Chegem volcanic caldera (Verkhnechegemskaya caldera)
| [Saponite] A. E. Zadov data |
| [Saponite] Gurbanov et al. (2008) |
- Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Gritsenko et al. (2022) |
| [Saponite] Chayka +9 other references |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Sluzhenikin et al. (2015) |
| [Saponite] Mikhailova et al. (2015) |
| [Saponite] Pekov et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] ... |
| [Saponite] Talovina et al. (2003) |
- Dalnegorsk Urban District
| [Saponite] Rogulina et al. (2008) |
| [Saponite] Pekov (1998) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Sokolova et al. (2011) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.) |
|
Saudi Arabia | |
| [Saponite] Guan et al. (1997) |
|
Slovakia | |
| [Saponite] Koděra et al. (1986) |
| [Saponite] Koděra et al. (1986) |
| [Saponite] Koděra et al. (1986) |
|
South Africa | |
- eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
| [Saponite] Cairncross et al. (1995) |
- Ugu District Municipality
| [Saponite] Cairncross et al. (1995) |
- Mopani District Municipality
- Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality
| [Saponite] Braithwaite et al. (1991) |
- Bojanala Platinum District Municipality
- Madibeng Local Municipality
| [Saponite] Atanasova et al. (2016) |
- Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality
- Naledi Local Municipality
| [Saponite] Cloete et al. (2001) |
- John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality
- Joe Morolong Local Municipality
| [Saponite] Cairncross et al. (1995) |
|
South America Plate | |
| [Saponite] Zhang et al. (2026) |
| [Saponite] Silva et al. (2025) |
| [Saponite] Schrank et al. (2024) |
|
South Korea | |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Hideo Tsuda (1969) |
|
South Sudan | |
| [Saponite] Zolensky et al. (1996) |
|
Spain | |
| [Saponite] Schüller et al. (1950) |
| [Saponite] Analyzed by XRD by Dr. Joan Vinals (Barcelona) |
| [Saponite] Lapis 2001 et al. (reference via Ferdinando Giovine) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Utzmann et al. (2002) |
| [Saponite] Pozo Rodríguez et al. (1992) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Joan Abella i Creus (2008) |
|
Sri Lanka | |
| [Saponite] Müller et al. (2006) |
|
Sweden | |
| [Saponite] |
| Länsstyrelsen i Jämtlands län (2010) |
| Länsstyrelsen i Jämtlands län et al. (2010:3) |
| [Saponite] |
| [Saponite] |
| Beckman (1989) |
|
Switzerland | |
- Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region
| [Saponite] Stalder et al. (1998) |
| [Saponite] Stalder et al. (1998) |
| Taddei (1937) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Ansermet (2012) |
| [Saponite] Schad (1989) |
|
Taiwan | |
| [Saponite] Yui et al. (1999) |
|
Tanzania | |
| [Saponite] Brearley (1992) |
|
Turkey | |
| [Saponite] Helvaci (1998) |
| [Saponite] Güngör Yeşilova et al. (2023) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Erik Vercammen collection |
|
UK | |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Collins (1871) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Hall (1868) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Power et al. (1997) |
| [Saponite] |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Left on surface by recent excavations |
| [Saponite, Talc var: Steatite] Golley et al. (1995) |
| [Saponite] |
| Phillips (1823) +1 other reference |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Collins (1871) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Collins (1871) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] A.K. Hamilton Jenkin: Annotations to ... |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Collins (1871) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Henwood (1843) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Carne (1822) +1 other reference |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Carne (1822) +2 other references |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Carne (1822) +2 other references |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Collins (1871) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Collins (1871) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Collins (1871) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Hall (1868) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Day (1999) |
- Derbyshire Dales District
| [Saponite] Ford et al. (1993) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Ford et al. (1993) |
| [Saponite] Turner R.W. and Rumsey (2007) +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Walker (1962) |
| [Saponite] Trevor Boyd Collection |
| [Saponite] Fleischmann (1910) |
| [Saponite] Ex-S Rust collection |
| [Saponite] Walker (1962) |
| [Saponite] Green et al. (2005) |
| [Saponite] S. Moreton observation. |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Heddle (1901) +3 other references |
| [Saponite] Ball (1964) |
| [Saponite] Sweet et al. (1961) |
| [Saponite] |
| [Talc var: Steatite] www.ebooksread.com (n.d.) +3 other references |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Henwood (1871) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] www.mindat.org/mesg-9-106733.html +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] NNational Museum of Wales database +1 other reference |
|
Ukraine | |
| [Saponite] Emetz et al. (2005) |
|
USA | |
| Cook et al. (1982) |
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Willow Creek Mining District
| - (2008) |
- Tombstone Mining District
| [Saponite] Anthony et al. (1995) |
| [Saponite] Slaughter (2023) |
| [Saponite] Shannon (1983) +2 other references |
| [Saponite] Anthony et al. (1995) |
| [Saponite] Arizona Dept. of Mines & Min. Resources +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] Anthony et al. (1995) |
| [Saponite] Anthony et al. (1995) |
| [Saponite] Anderson et al. (1955) |
| Arkansas Geological Commission |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| Logan (1928) +2 other references |
- Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District)
| - (2005) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Logan (1926) +2 other references |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Browne (1869) +1 other reference |
- Shingle Springs Mining District
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Lithian Saponite] Starkey et al. (1979) +2 other references |
- Talc City Mining District
| [Talc var: Steatite] Norman (1951) +4 other references |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Wright (1948) +4 other references |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Wright (1948) +4 other references |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Wright (1948) +4 other references |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Lithian Saponite] Starkey et al. (1979) +2 other references |
- Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains)
- Panamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District)
| [Saponite] Post (1984) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Iron-bearing Saponite] Wise et al. (1988) |
| [Saponite] Fred DeVito collection |
| [Saponite] Brighton Alfred Collection. |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Iron-bearing Saponite] Ross (1946) |
- Cahuenga Boulevard roadcut
| [Saponite] Fred DeVito collection |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Iron-bearing Saponite] Neuerburg |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Iron-bearing Saponite] Ross (1946) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Iron-bearing Saponite] Ross (1946) |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Iron-bearing Saponite] |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Sharp (1959) +2 other references |
| [Saponite] - (2005) |
- Colfax Mining District (Illinois Mining District)
| - (2005) |
| [Saponite] Otton +2 other references |
| [Saponite] Ames et al. (1958) +1 other reference |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Kunz (1905) |
- Black Wonder Mining District
| [Saponite] |
- Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
| [Saponite] www.mineralsocal.org (2001) |
| [Saponite] Eckel et al. (1997) |
- Dorchester Mining District
| [Saponite] Eckel et al. (1997) |
| [Saponite] Rocks & Minerals 79:5 pp316-324 |
| [Talc var: Steatite] John Burnham |
| [Saponite] Januzzi et al. (1976) |
| Skehan (2008) |
- District of Columbia (Washington D.C.)
| [Talc var: Steatite] Bernstein (1980) |
| Cook (1978) |
| |
| Hopkins (1914) |
| Cook (1978) |
| Hopkins (1914) |
| Hopkins (1914) |
| Hopkins (1914) |
| Hopkins (1914) |
| Hopkins (1914) |
| Hopkins (1914) |
| Hurst et al. (1964) |
- Koolau Range (Koolau caldera)
| [Saponite] specimens associated with epistilbite |
| [Saponite] |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Morrill & Hinckley |
| [Saponite] King et al. (1994) |
| [Saponite] King et al. (1994) |
| [Saponite] Thompson et al. (1998) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Gleba (2008) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Gleba (2008) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Gleba (2008) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Gleba (2008) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Gleba (2008) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] |
| [Talc var: Steatite] |
| [Saponite] Emerson (1917) |
| [Saponite] Emerson (1882) +1 other reference |
| USGS Open-File Report 69-39 +1 other reference |
| "Western Massachusetts Mineral ... |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Gleba (2008) |
| USGS Open-File Report 69-39 +2 other references |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Ross (2010) |
| Jackson |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Gleba (2008) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Gleba (2008) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Bullen (1940) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Bullen (1940) |
| Gleba (2008) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Emerson (1917) |
| Hitchcock (1841) |
| [Saponite] Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] T. Kennedy collection |
| [Saponite] Travis Olds photo |
| [Saponite] Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] Collection Elmar Lackner +1 other reference |
| [Saponite] USGS PP144 |
| [Saponite] Dana 6: 1086. |
| [Saponite] Morris (1983) |
| [Saponite] Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] Morris (1983) |
| [Saponite] Morris (1983) |
| [Saponite] Morris (1983) |
| [Saponite] Morris (1983) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] Morris (1983) +2 other references |
| [Saponite] Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] Samuel Anderson Collection |
| [Saponite] Tutolo et al. (2019) |
| [Saponite] AmMin 46:430 |
| [Saponite] Samuel Anderson Collection |
| [Saponite] Sherwood et al. (1998) |
- Gardnerville Mining District
| [Saponite] Castor et al. (2004) |
- Dolly Varden Mining District
| [Saponite] Zhdanov et al. (2024) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] - (2005) |
| [Saponite] Rocks & Minerals. Nov. 1999. |
| [Saponite] Castor et al. (2004) |
| [Saponite] - (2005) |
| [Saponite] Castor et al. (2004) |
| Francis (1988) |
| Meyers et al. (1956) |
| Meyers et al. (1956) |
| |
| Meyers et al. (1956) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] 99.1911encyclopedia.org (n.d.) |
| Jackson |
| Meyers et al. (1956) |
| Hitchcock (1869) |
| |
| Jackson |
| [Saponite] Maertens (2007) |
| [Saponite] King (n.d.) |
| [Saponite] Northrop et al. (1996) |
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
| [Saponite] Clays and Clay Minerals +4 other references |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Northrop et al. (1996) |
| [Saponite] Northrop et al. (1996) |
| [Saponite] Northrop et al. (1996) |
| [Saponite] Northrop et al. (1996) |
| [Saponite] Patrick Haynes |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Northrop et al. (1996) |
| [Saponite] Northrop et al. (1996) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Manchester (1931) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Januzzi et al. (1976) |
| Bannister +1 other reference |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Genth (1891) +1 other reference |
| Mineral Commodity Files |
| Mineral Commodity Files |
| Mineral Commodity Files |
| Mineral Commodity Files |
| Mineral Commodity Files |
| Mineral Commodity Files |
| Mineral Commodity Files |
- Madison County Soapstone Mining District
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| - (2005) |
| Mineral Commodity Files |
| Mineral Commodity Files |
| Mineral Commodity Files |
| [Saponite] Genth (1891) +1 other reference |
| Bannister (1869) |
| Bannister +1 other reference |
| Bannister (1869) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Genth (1891) |
| Mineral Commodity Files |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Genth (1891) |
| Carpenter (1976) |
| [Saponite] Donald R. Privett et al. (2011) |
| Mineral Commodity Files |
| Mineral Commodity Files |
| [Saponite] Micro Probe Vol. 6 No. 4 |
| [Saponite] Rocks & Min.:59:109-120. |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Dana 6: 1069. |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Samuel S. Gordon +1 other reference |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Miller (1971) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] AmMin 11:334-340 |
| [Talc var: Steatite] AmMin 11:334-340 |
| National Geochemical Database : Rocks : ... |
| - (2005) |
| Dimble +1 other reference |
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Sobotkite] Excalibur Mineral Corp. - Mineral News |
| [Saponite] Brearley et al. (1998) |
| [Saponite] Bullock (1981) |
| [Saponite] Bullock (1981) |
| [Saponite] Bullock (1981) |
- Spor Mountain Mining District
| [Saponite] Montoya et al. (1962) |
| [Saponite] Bullock (1981) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Morrill & Chaffee |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Dana 4:479 (1854) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Rocks & Min 71:333 |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Robinson (1825) |
| Vermont Office of the State Geologist (1908) |
| Wright |
| Perkins et al. (1904) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] USGS Circular 95 |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Nicolay & Stone (1967) |
| Bulletin 77. +4 other references |
| Watson (1907) |
| [Saponite] Robin D. Tibbit (deceased) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Ransom (1974) |
| [Talc var: Steatite] Dietrich (1990) |
| Dietrich (1990) |
| [Saponite] Michael D. Dunn (2025) |
| [Saponite] Dietrich (1990) |
- Leavenworth Mining District
| - (2005) |
| [Saponite] - (n.d.) |
| [Saponite] Cordua (1991) |
| [Saponite] Van Rythoven et al. (2020) |
| [Saponite] Am Min 49:778-781 |
|
Vietnam | |
| [Saponite] Ko-Chun Huang Collection |
|
Yemen | |
| [Saponite] LPSC 25 (1994) +1 other reference |
|
Zambia | |
| Blanks et al. (2022) |
|
Zimbabwe | |
- Sandawana-Belingwe District
| [Saponite, Saponite var: Bowlingite] Sminia et al. (2006) |
|
162173 Ryugu | |
| |
|
Mars | |
| |
| [Saponite] Several papers on: Science Express |
| [Saponite] Gou et al. (2015) |
|
Outer Space | |
| [Saponite] Posch et al. (2007) |
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