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What cleavage is talc?
Perfect in one direction but often does not show.
Is talc foliated?
Yes, talc is a foliated mineral. It typically occurs in thin, flat layers or sheets due to its perfect basal cleavage, which allows it to easily split into thin sheets. This foliation gives talc its characteristic slippery feeling.
What is a good slogan for a ad for talc?
Talk about talc!
What other properties could you use to distinguish talc from gypsum?
I don't get what you're talking about Talc is white gypsum is clearish----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In Frederick H. Pough's, "A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals", you find:GYPSUM (CaSO4∙2H2O).Physical properties: Colorless, white, and light tints; luster glassy, pearly (on cleavage face), and silky; hardness 2; gravity 2.3; fracture conchoidal and fibrous; cleavage two, one perfect micaceous; sectile; often fluorescent in yellow, showing hourglass pattern within crystal, also phosphorescent.Tests: Soluble in hot hydrochloric acid; addition of barium chloride solution gives awhite precipitate. (Talc is insoluble in hot hydrochloric acid)TALC (Mg3Si4O10)2 .Physical properties: White, greenish, gray, almost black; luster greasy to pearly; hardness 1; gravity 2.7-2.8; cleavage micaceous; can be easily cut; greasy feel; translucent to opaque.Distinguishing characteristics: Greasier and softer than brucite, mica, or chlorite.
What is a slogan for talc?
Talk about Talc!
Is talc a fungus?
Talc is a mineral.
Is talc a ore?
Talc is considered an ore. Talc is a silicate, and very soft. The technical name for talc is hydrated magnesium silicate.
What are minerals that have definite shapes and sharp edges called?
there are many names for this explanation and a particular name is..............
What is talc's luster?
the way a surface reflects light is called talc luster
What is the softest rock in the universe?
talc talc
What is Talc under?
Talc is categorized as a mineral.
What is the talc's streak?
talc has a white streak
