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Talc

ex Dr. Harry von Eckermann Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Tromøy, Arendal, Agder, Norway
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.6 × 6.4 × 3.9 cm
Description

An olive/applegreen specimen of talc with a silky surface and partly some indistinct pseudomorphs after ?.

The specimen is from the collection of the famous Swedish mineralogist Harry von Eckermann († 1969, the mineral Eckermannite is named after him) and is followed by an original label bonded in a cardboard box.

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

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