Maltby Talc Mine; Northeast (Valleytown Mineral Company Talc Mine), Murphy Marble Belt, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Maltby Talc Mine; Northeast (Valleytown Mineral Company Talc Mine) | - not defined - |
| Murphy Marble Belt | Belt |
| Cherokee County | County |
| North Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 9' 33'' North , 83° 56' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marble | 321 (2017) | 2.8km |
| Murphy | 1,615 (2017) | 11.1km |
| Andrews | 1,752 (2017) | 12.3km |
| Hayesville | 364 (2017) | 17.3km |
| Robbinsville | 598 (2017) | 22.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
100361
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100361:4
GUID (UUID V4):
f72c882c-ef7b-46cb-acd0-c7d6a6a93751
REF:Deposit:: VAN HORN, E.C., 1948, TALC DEPOSITS OF THE MURPHY MARBLE BELT (NORTH CAROLINA): NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 56, 54 P.
Deposit:: POWER, W.R., AND FORREST, J.T., 1973, STRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOGEOGRAPHY IN THE MURPHY MARBLE BELT: AM
Commodities (Major) - Talc-Soapstone
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Murphy Marble, White To Bluish-Gray Or -Black, Fine- To Coarse-Grained Marble
Structure: Northeast-Trending Strike Belts Defining A Major Syncline
Host Rock: Marble
Tectonic Structure: Geosyncline
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
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