Talc is also known as Soapstone or Magnesium Silicate. This is a natural mineral and it has uses in different industries such as Rubber Industries, Paint Industries, Food Industries, Paper Industries.

Harison Mineral And Marbles is a manufacturer of Talc Powder in India. Talcum powder which is also known as Talc is used by women and men to reanimate or fresh up with good perfume. Talcum powder is made from talc, a mineral made up mainly of the elements magnesium, silicon, and oxygen. As a powder, it absorbs moisture well and helps cut down on friction, making it useful for keeping skin dry and helping to prevent rashes. Talcum powder helps in preventing irritation from rashes to the skin and gives freshness. Manufacturers crush, dry and mill talc into a fine, soft, white powder called talcum powder. The powder serves as a lubricant and adds softness and shine to products.

The talc is known as "soapstone" is also widely used as a filler or lubricant. This soft rock is easily carved and has been used to make ornamental and practical objects for thousands of years. It has been used to make sculptures, bowls, counter-tops, sinks, hearths, pipe bowls and also used for Paints grade, cosmetic many other objects.

Properties

1. Tactile properties: It is smooth, slippery and soapy.

2. Visual properties:

• Color: It is in silvery, green, grey, white color.
• Luster: It is dull, pearly and greasy.
• Streak: It is White.
• Diaphaneity: It is translucent.

3. Structural properties:

• Hardness: 1 mosh (Softest mineral, can easily be powdered).
• Specific gravity: 2.58 to 2.83.

4. Affinity to water: Talc is a hydrophobic in nature. However, depending upon surrounding conditions, talc can either       adsorb water on its surface forming a film or not get adsorbed and form droplets on the surface. Rarely, it does absorb water between its layers. It is insoluble in water. Even in powder form, it does not readily disperse in water.

5. Affinity to oil: Talc can absorb oil between its molecular layers. However, the oil absorption capacity can vary.

 6. Heat properties:

• It does not conduct heat.
• It is resistant to structural changes due to heat.
• It has high specific heat capacity.
• It can withstand temperatures up to 1300ºC.
• Above 900°C, talc progressively loses its hydroxyl groups and above 1050°C. It re-crystallizes into different forms of enstatite (anhydrous magnesium silicate).
• Talc’s melting point is at 1500°C

7. Electric properties: It does not conduct electricity.

8. Combustion properties: It is non explosive and non-inflammable.

 9. Chemical properties:

• pH: 9-9.5
• It does not dissolve in mild acids or alkalis.
• 10.Other properties: It is Organophilic.

Applications

• Plastic Industry- Talc is the softest mineral filler used in the plastics industry. It has high resistivity, low gas permeability, low abrasiveness, and high lubricity. All of these qualities are attributed to talc's platy structure. The aspect ratio of talc fillers is as high as 20:1.
• Paint Industry- Talc is used primarily in industrial paint and coatings, wood lacquers, printing inks, fillers as well as in various coatings. … Talc increases coverage and weather resistance of the products. The use of talc creates a barrier effect, which limits the penetration of water and corrosive agents into paints and coatings.
• Cosmetics-Talc powder in cosmetics makes a perfect result on the skin by making facial makeup, captivating moisture, averting caking and enhancing the finish of the cosmetic product. Talc Powder is also used in paint, plastics, roofing, rubber and other industrial products.
• Bio Fertilizer and Agriculture-In order to add beneficial attributes to the fertilizers, use of our talc facilitates the feature of coating agent. Soapstone Talc powder can be effectively used as carrier for biofertilizer, biopesticide and bio-insecticides
• Soaps and Detergent Industries-Our Talc Powder For Detergent/Soap Industry acts as a carrier of detergents and also reduces the cost. Due to the natural quality of being inert and harmless to skin, this Talc Powder For Detergent Industry is the most popular filler.
• Paper Industry-Talc is profoundly used in the pulp, paper and board industry, as a pitch control agent, a rentability aid, a coating pigment and a functional filler. It is used as a filler to give smoothness, porosity and opacity to paper in addition to reducing the cost.
• Pulses [Dal Polish]-Talc Powder For Polishing For Pulses for Pulse polish with 96% above Brightness and smooth powder giving shiny feel to pulses (Dal).It is an important filler material for Cosmetic. It is a mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate with the chemical formula H2Mg3(SiO3)4.
• Rice Polish-Talc is also used as a powder or soap additive. The food and feed industries use talc as a separator for example or for polishing rice. Furthermore, it is used in asphalt and bitumen or roofing felt products.
• Rubber Industry- The rubber industry talc is used for two purposes. One, as compounding material in the preparation of certain types of hard rubber, and the other, as a lubricant to prevent rubber molds from sticking.
• Construction Chemicals-Talc is used in the production of the materials that are widely used in the building interiors such as base content paints in wall coatings. Other areas that use talc to a great extent are organic agriculture, food industry, cosmetics, and hygiene products such as baby powder and detergent powder.
• FRP Figure Glass Industries-we are engaged in manufacturing, supplying, wholesaling and exporting quality assured Soapstone/ Talc Powder. This talc is extensively used for FRP / COMPOSITE applications. Our offered talc is processed using high quality ingredients.