a. [f. TALC sb. + -OSE.] Abounding in or consisting largely of talc.
1796. Kirwan, Elem. Min. (ed. 2), I. 382. Talcose Argillite.
1802. Playfair, Illustr. Hutton. Th., 224. A schistus, which is talcose rather than micaceous.
1854. F. C. Bakewell, Geol., 22. When talc is an ingredient, the mineral is called talcose granite.
1893. Barker, Wand. South. Waters, 195. With schist, talcose slate and fragments of quartz.
