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PAULING1 predicted structures for the individual layers of talc, pyrophyllite and the micas, and these structure determinations have since been shown to be broadly correct. Although accurate structures have been determined for several well crystallized micas, this has not been done for talc.
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RAYNER, J., BROWN, G. Triclinic Form of Talc. Nature 212, 1352–1353 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2121352a0
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