TALC - Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Loch Barabhaig, Sleat,
Isle of Skye, Scotland
An attractive pale-green foliated mass of talc from an unusual locality on the Isle of Skye.
Talc is the softest known mineral (it is No. 1 on Moh’s scale of hardness); it can easily be cut with a knife or scratched with a fingernail.
An attractive pale-green foliated mass of talc from an unusual locality on the Isle of Skye.
Talc is the softest known mineral (it is No. 1 on Moh’s scale of hardness); it can easily be cut with a knife or scratched with a fingernail.
Talc is not only used to make talcum powder. It is also used in paper making, pharmaceuticals, ceramics and numerous other manufacturing processes.
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Size: 7 x 4 x 2.5 centimetres
Weight: 140 grams
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