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talc

hydrous magnesium phyllosilicate mineral
Class type of: talc mineral group, phyllosilicates Q134583

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
mineral species
Subclass of
talc mineral group, phyllosilicates
Crystal system
hexagonal crystal system[6]
Density
+2.75[20]
Described by source
De ortu et causis subterraneorum, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Different from
Talk[19]
Has part(s)
talc[4]
IMA Mineral Symbol
Tlc[22]
IMA status and/or rank
grandfathered mineral (G)[7]
Mohs' hardness
+1[12]
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
9.EC.05[11]
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
9.EC.05[10]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
Space group
space group C2/c[8]
Streak color
white[5]
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
VIII/E.04[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en talcum en hydrous magnesium silicate en talc ar طلق ar التلك cs Talek cs Mastek da Klæbersten da Fedtsten da talkum de Talk de Magnesiumsilikathydrat de Talcum de Talkum el Τάλκης es talco es Talcoso fa تالک fi Talkki fr Agalite
🔖 Identifiers · 41
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85132075
OpenAlex ID
C2779979586
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Talc.jpg ↗
AccessScience ID
676800
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300011159
BNCF Thesaurus ID
38735
BVPB authority ID
104499
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11981709s
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
talc
Dana 8th edition
71.2.1.3
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
3Ywxsw
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
33905
Show all 41 identifiers +29
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/talc
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
talc
Freebase ID
/m/07qps
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
talk
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4180703
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
tal-k-06f1fb
J9U entity ID
987007558436605171
KBpedia ID
Talc
Kivid.info ID
577
Krugosvet article (archived)
Earth_sciences/geologiya/TALK.html
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2779979586
Mindat mineral ID
10k (3.9k–10k, n=3)
Minerals.net mineral and gemstone ID
mineral/talc
Museum-digital tag ID
55866, 55959
NALT ID
63088
NDL Authority ID
00565136
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9813624960905606
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3985076
PM20 ware ID
143939
PSH ID
4713
RationalWiki ID
Talc
Spanish Cultural Heritage thesauri ID
materias/1001093
Vikidia article ID
fr:Talc
Wellcome Collection concept ID
bczezjyt
WikiProjectMed ID
Talc
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
15090934-n
YSO ID
4524
Yale LUX ID
concept/6f63537b-2d87-4f06-b065-668eaad39c89
ZVG number
1570

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Subtypes 2
soapstone, kerolite
← Made from material 2
magnesium, Рagodite
Crystal system 1
hexagonal crystal system
Different from 1
Talk
Named after 1
hydrotalcite
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Streak color 1
white
Subclass of 1
phyllosilicates
← Drug or therapy used for treatment 1
pneumothorax
← FactGrid item ID 1
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
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Summary

talc is a mineral species[1]. talc is a type of talc mineral group[2] and phyllosilicates[3].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for talc include hydrotalcite[23], a mineral species[24].

Why It Matters

Entities named for talc include hydrotalcite[23], a mineral species[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . rruff. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BVPB authority ID → 104499
    "Created claim: BVPB authority ID: 104499, batch #294593"
  2. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ZVG number → 1570
    "Changed claim: ZVG number: 1570, см. / see autofix на / on P679"
  3. 7w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ZVG number → 1570
    "Created claim: ZVG number: 001570, batch #275042"
  4. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 3Ywxsw
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  5. 25w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Streak color → white
    Space group → space group C2/c
    Density → 2.75 gram per cubic centimetre
    Instance of → mineral species
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: YSO ID: 4524, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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