talciten.
/ˈtalsʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
1. Kirwan's name for the compact scaly variety of talc.
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talcite1794
rensselaerite1837
steaschist1845
houghite1851
talcoid1868
agalite1878
1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 149 Talcite. Colour, reddish or greenish white, or leek green.
2. Name given to a white muscovite from Wicklow.
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talcite1836
fuchsite1844
sericite1853
oncosine1854
adamsite1859
oellacherite1867
mariposite1868
gümbelite1871
hydro-muscovite1889
1836 T. Thomson in Rec. Gen. Sci. 3 334 The specimens of talcite from Ireland are from the county of Wicklow, where it occurs crystallized in granite.
3. (See quot. 1888.)
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1888 Nature 20 Sept. 506/2 This upper group—that of the talcites (talc-schists)—contains talc only as an accessory constituent.
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