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Talc from
Prather property, Easton-Dudleyville area, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA


Locality type:Property
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Prather property, Easton-Dudleyville area, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:294100
Long-form Identifier:1:3:294100:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘClema Smith property, Easton-Dudleyville area, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘWalker property, Easton-Dudleyville area, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘKnight property, Easton-Dudleyville area, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘEstes property, Easton-Dudleyville area, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘGarfield Heard property (Heard-Dennis Prospect), Easton-Dudleyville area, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘCoosa River Newsprint Co. property, Easton-Dudleyville area, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘGeorge Sims property, Easton-Dudleyville area, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘClem Vines North Prospect, Easton-Dudleyville area, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘClem Vines South prospect, Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘFargarson property, Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
References
Cook, Robert B., Smith, W. Everett (1982) Mineralogy of Alabama. Bulletin 120. Geological Survey of Alabama
Van Gosen, Bradley S. (2005) Reported historic asbestos mines, historic asbestos prospects, and natural asbestos occurrences in the eastern United States. USGS Open-File Report 2005-1189.
 
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