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Talc

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

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Description
Locality: 
Murphy Marble Belt, Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 1.4 × 0.5 cm
Description

Glass jar measuring 5.4 cm across containing more than a half dozen crystallized specimens of the magnesium silicate hydroxide talc, from an old collection. Dimensions given are for the largest specimen. Acquired by John H. Eicher 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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