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Talc from
Marshall Quarry, West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Comments:White and gray, indurated, on the hillside above the quarry.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Marshall Quarry, West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1481919
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1481919:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘBrinton's Quarry, Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘCastle Rock, Edgemont Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘBlue Hill, Media, Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘMount Cuba serpentinite, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘHoopes Dam, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘFrench Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘRose's Quarry, Gladwyne, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘLafayette (opposite Lafayette), Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘGladwyne Quarries, Gladwyne, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘJones mine, Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Carpenter, G.W. and Spackman, George (1826), Miscellaneous localities of minerals, American Journal of Science, 9: 219.
 
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