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Talc from
Kylylahti Mine, Polvijärvi, North Karelia, Finland


Locality type:Mine
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 Kylylahti Mine, Polvijärvi, North Karelia, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:557631
Long-form Identifier:1:3:557631:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘHorsmanaho talc quarry, Polvijärvi, North Karelia, Finland
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘLuikonlahti Mine, Kaavi, North Savo, Finland
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘNunnanlahti, Juuka, North Karelia, Finland
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘHietajärvi deposit, Savonlinna, South Savo, Finland
89.5km (55.6 miles) ⓘSärkiniemi Ni deposit, Leppävirta, North Savo, Finland
99.3km (61.7 miles) ⓘPampalo Au deposit, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland
References
Peltonen, P., Kontinen, A., Huhma, H., Kuronen, U. (2008) Outokumpu revisited: New mineral deposit model for the mantle peridotite-associated Cu–Co–Zn–Ni–Ag–Au sulphide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 33 (3-4) 559-617 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.07.002
Riedel, Marko, Calin Cosma, Nicoleta Enescu, Emilia Koivisto, Kari Komminaho, Katri Vaittinen, and Michał Malinowski. (2018) "Underground Vertical Seismic Profiling with Conventional and Fiber-Optic Systems for Exploration in the Kylylahti Polymetallic Mine, Eastern Finland" Minerals 8, no. 11: 538. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110538
 
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