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Talc

Ex-John H. Eicher Collection; ex-David J. Eicher Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Inyo County, California, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 1.8 × 1.3 cm
Description

More than a dozen specimens of talc from an old collection. The dimension given is for the largest piece. The glass jar shown here has a diameter of 5.3 cm. Acquired in the 1940s.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Talc

Formula: 
Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
1.0
Streak: 
White
David J. Eicher

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