Talc, or talcum, is a clay mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula Mg3Si4O10(OH)2. Talc in powdered form, often combined...

Talc is a mineral composed of magnesium silicate. TALC may refer to: The American Lutheran Church, a Christian Protestant denomination in the United States...

steatite or soaprock) is a talc-schist, which is a type of metamorphic rock. It is composed largely of the magnesium-rich mineral talc. It is produced by dynamothermal...

Long-range Communication Plus (TALC+) Kit is a USAF satellite communication system for low-data-rate, classified communications. TALC+ includes an Iridium radio-modem...

ultramafic rocks which have undergone talc-carbonation or carbonation reactions: talc and the carbonate mineral magnesite. Talc carbonate mineral assemblages...

law required all talc products to be asbestos-free. Separating cosmetic-grade talc (e.g. talcum powder) from industrial-grade talc (often used in friction...

Norwegian Talc AS is a manufacturer of talc located in Knarrevik in Fjell, Norway. It is owned by Omya. In 1989, the company, which at the time had plants...

February 13, 2019, the North American Talc Subsidiaries of Imerys (Imerys Talc America, Imerys Talc Vermont, Imerys Talc Canada) filed bankruptcy under Chapter...

focus on claims that the talc-based powder is contaminated with asbestos, a known carcinogen commonly found in places where talc is mined. In 2016, J&J...

caused by talc. It has been related to silicosis resulting from inhalation of talc and silicates. It is also tied to heroin use where talc might be used...

for preventing diaper rash and for cosmetic uses. It may be composed of talc (in which case it is also called talcum powder), corn starch or potato starch...

are often cut with cheap talc. Natural talc is cheap but contains asbestos while asbestos-free talc is more expensive. Talc that has asbestos is generally...

plates. This texture reflects a high content of platy minerals, such as mica, talc, chlorite, or graphite. These are often interleaved with more granular minerals...

often cut with cheap talc. Natural talc is cheap but contains asbestos while asbestos-free talc is more expensive. Inhaled talc that has asbestos is generally...

ground calcium carbonate (GCC), precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), kaolin, talc, and carbon black. Filler materials can affect the tensile strength, toughness...

meteorite impact Talc carbonate – A metamorphosed ultramafic rock with talc as an essential constituent; similar to a serpentinite Soapstone – Talc-bearing metamorphic...

bleomycin, tetracycline (e.g., minocycline), povidone-iodine, or a slurry of talc can be introduced into the pleural space through a chest drain. The instilled...

reactions favor formation of talc, magnesite (magnesium carbonate), and tremolite amphibole. These are classed as talc-carbonation reactions. Below XCO2...

caused by drug abuse include maculopathy, Saturday night retinopathy, and talc retinopathy. Common symptoms include temporary and permanent vision loss...

and commonly includes two or more of the following minerals: serpentine, talc, sepiolite, smectite, or chlorite, and Ni-Mg silicates, with or without alumina...

example at Salau in the Ariège region of France. The major talc deposit is the Trimouns talc quarry, near Luzenac (Ariège), the largest in the world (400...

production of talc under varied metamorphic conditions: serpentine + carbon dioxide → talc + magnesite + water chlorite + quartz → kyanite + talc + water Index...

rocks along with serpentinite. Anthophyllite is formed by the breakdown of talc in ultramafic rocks in the presence of water and carbon dioxide as a prograde...

its kind in Austria since 1945. Lassing is the largest known carbonated talc deposit in the Eastern Alps. Geologically, it is part of the northern greywacke...

asbestos exposure. The case centered on allegations that Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based products, including their iconic Baby Powder, contained asbestos, which...

bankruptcy when it created LTL Management LLC to hold its asbestos-containing talc powder liabilities via a Texas divisive merger. On October 14, 2021, LTL...

T-O-T) is often referred to as a talc layer, since talc is composed entirely of stacked TOT layers. The TOT layers of talc are electrically neutral and are...

The Luzenac Group is a talc mining company headquartered in Toulouse, France. The company is the world's largest producer of talc,[citation needed] with...

Canada, talc-like bright white appearance, high grade, no impurities; 21 million ton deposit. Russia – pale green foliated masses, very like talc in appearance...

a separate product until customers asked the company for it. In 1893 the talc was packaged in a box that was originally distributed to midwives and given...