Talc
Properties
| Formula | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Abbreviation | Tlc |
| Luminescence emitter | OH |
| Spectra | Reflectance (1) |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), antiquity |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Crystal symmetry | Monoclinic, Point group 2/m, Space group C2/c (#15) |
| Tags | Mineral, Silicate , Hydroxide |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| Si | 4 |
| O | 12 |
| H | 2 |
| Mg | 3 |
| Total: | 21 |
References
| Reference | Lines | Spectra | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamblen 2003 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pejcic et al. 2021 (EP2021-1148) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryskin 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 |