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| Name: | Talc Tlc |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #234: Talc Crystal Hudspeth County, Texas, USA |
| IMA Chemistry: | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Talc contains elements: Magnesium (Mg) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | unknown |
| Year First Published: | 0 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Mineral name has been known since antiquity and predates any formal descriptive publication. For instance, it is mentioned in: Agricola G (1546) Talk, in De Ortu & Causis Subterraneorum Lib. V, Froben (Basileae) 480-480 |
| Structural Group Name: | Clay, Talc |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | talc |
| Crystal Systems: | triclinic|monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 1.0 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 2.705 |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Talc (Wiki) Search Mindat: Talc Search Web Mineral DB: Talc |
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