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Facts about Talc

Talc

Soapstone, a high-talc rock, is an ornamental stone and is also used for countertops, stoves, sinks, and electrical switchboards.

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Talc

Talc carbonated ultramafics are typical of many areas of the Archaean cratons, notably the komatiite belts of the Yilgarn Craton in Western Australia.

Talc

The chemical formula of talc may be written as Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 or H2Mg3(SiO3)4.

Talc

Talc finds use as a cosmetic (talcum powder), a lubricant, and a filler in paper manufacture.

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A notable talc mine of economic importance is at Mount Seabrook in Western Australia.

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Talc

Talc (derived from the Persian via Arabic talq) is a mineral composed of magnesium silicate hydroxide.

Talc

Tailor's chalk and the chalk used for welding and metalworking often consist of talc.

Talc

Several studies have established preliminary links between talc and pulmonary problems, lung cancer, skin cancer, and ovarian cancer.

Talc

Talc is a common mineral in metamorphic belts that contain ultramafic rocks, such as soapstone (a high-talc rock), and within whiteschist and blueschist metamorphic terranes.

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Most tailor's chalk is talc, as is the chalk often used for welding or metalworking.

Talc

Soapstone or steatite—a coarse, grayish-green, high-talc rock—is heat-resistant and acid-resistant, and is an electrical insulator.

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