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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No.1)*

                           MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.10 par value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    603158106
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 1998
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

   Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

 [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)

 [X] Rule 13d-1(c)

 [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)


*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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CUSIP NO.  603158106              SCHEDULE 13G       PAGE   2    OF  11   PAGES
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  (1)     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                 
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                
          TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION
          94-0932740
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  (2)     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP          (a)   [   ]
                                                                    (b)   [ X ]

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  (3)     SEC USE ONLY

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  (4)     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                      
          DELAWARE
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                       (5)     SOLE VOTING POWER                    
  NUMBER OF                    0
   SHARES              --------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          (6)     SHARED VOTING POWER                  
  OWNED BY                     2,933,800* *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
    EACH               --------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING            (7)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER               
 PERSON WITH                   0
                       --------------------------------------------------------
                       (8)     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             
                               2,933,800* *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
                       --------------------------------------------------------

  (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON         
          2,933,800* *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
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 (10)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
          SHARES                                                          [   ]

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 (11)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9           
          13.96%
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 (12)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 
          HC
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CUSIP NO. 603158106              SCHEDULE 13G       PAGE   3    OF   11   PAGES
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  (1)     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                 
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                
          TRANSAMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.
          94-1632699
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  (2)     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP          (a)   [   ]
                                                                    (b)   [ X ]

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  (3)     SEC USE ONLY

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  (4)     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                      
          DELAWARE
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                       (5)     SOLE VOTING POWER                    
  NUMBER OF                    0
   SHARES              --------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          (6)     SHARED VOTING POWER                  
  OWNED BY                     2,933,800
    EACH               --------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING            (7)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER               
 PERSON WITH                   0
                       --------------------------------------------------------
                       (8)     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             
                               2,933,800
                       --------------------------------------------------------

  (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON         
          2,933,800
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 (10)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
          SHARES                                                          [   ]

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 (11)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9           
          13.96%
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 (12)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 
          IA
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CUSIP NO.  603158106              SCHEDULE 13G       PAGE    4   OF   11   PAGES
         ---------------------                              -----    -----      

  (1)     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                 
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                
          TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA
          95-2634355
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  (2)     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP          (a)   [   ]
                                                                    (b)   [ X ]

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  (3)     SEC USE ONLY

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  (4)     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                      
          CALIFORNIA
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                       (5)     SOLE VOTING POWER                    
  NUMBER OF                    0
   SHARES              --------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          (6)     SHARED VOTING POWER                  
  OWNED BY                     1,772,300*  *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
    EACH               --------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING            (7)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER               
 PERSON WITH                   0
                       --------------------------------------------------------
                       (8)     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             
                               1,772,300*  *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
                       --------------------------------------------------------

  (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON         
          1,772,300*  *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
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 (10)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
          SHARES                                                          [   ]

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 (11)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9           
          8.05%
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 (12)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 
          HC and IC
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CUSIP NO.  603158106              SCHEDULE 13G       PAGE     5  OF   11   PAGES
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  (1)     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                 
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                
          TRANSAMERICA OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
          95-1060502
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  (2)     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP          (a)   [   ]
                                                                    (b)   [ X ]

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  (3)     SEC USE ONLY

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (4)     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                      
          CALIFORNIA
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                       (5)     SOLE VOTING POWER                    
  NUMBER OF                    0
   SHARES              --------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          (6)     SHARED VOTING POWER                  
  OWNED BY                     1,772,300* *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
    EACH               --------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING            (7)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER               
 PERSON WITH                   0
                       --------------------------------------------------------
                       (8)     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             
                               1,772,300* *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
                       --------------------------------------------------------

  (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON         
          1,772,300* *SEE NOTE TO EXHIBIT A
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 (10)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
          SHARES                                                          [   ]

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (11)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9           
          8.05%
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 (12)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 
          HC and IC
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Item 1(a).        Name of Issuer.

                  Minerals Technologies Inc.

Item 1(b).        Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.

                  405 Lexington Avenue
                  New York, NY 10174-1901

Item 2(a).        Name of Person Filing.

                  This statement is filed by Transamerica Corporation
("Transamerica"), Transamerica Insurance Corporation of California ("TICC"),
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company ("Occidental"), and Transamerica
Investment Services, Inc. ("TIS") (collectively, the "Companies").

Item 2(b).        Address of Principal Business Office or, if
                  none, Residence.

                  The address of Transamerica is 600 Montgomery Street, San
Francisco, California 94111. The address of TICC, Occidental and TIS is 1150
South Olive Street, Los Angeles, California 90015. 

Item 2(c).        Citizenship.

                  Transamerica and TIS and are Delaware corporations. Occidental
                  and TICC are California corporations.

Item 2(d).        Title of Class of Securities.

                  Common Stock, $.10 par value ("Common Stock").

Item 2(e).        CUSIP Number.

                  603158106

Item 3.           Type of Reporting Person.

                  Each of the Companies is filing this statement pursuant to
Rule 13d-1(c) and Rule 13d-2(b). TIS is an investment adviser registered under
Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Transamerica is a parent
holding company in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). Occidental and TICC
are insurance companies as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and parent holding companies in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).


Item 4.           Ownership.

                  Reference is hereby made to Items 5-9 and 11 of each of the
cover pages to this statement, which items are incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.           Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

                  Not applicable.

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Item 6.           Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another 
                  Person.

                  TIS is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 2,933,800 shares
of Common Stock pursuant to separate arrangements whereby TIS acts as investment
adviser to certain individuals and entities, including Occidental and
Occidental's subsidiaries Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company
("TALIAC") and Transamerica Life Insurance Company of Canada ("TLIC Canada"),
all of which are insurance companies as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are subsidiaries of Transamerica.
Occidental, TALIAC and TLIC Canada directly own 935,000, 833,800 and 3,500
shares of Common Stock, respectively. Each of the individuals and entities for
which TIS acts as investment adviser has the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the
securities purchased or held pursuant to such arrangements.

                  Transamerica may be deemed to beneficially own 2,933,800
shares of Common Stock, of which 170,000 shares are directly owned by
Transamerica. The remaining 2,763,800 shares, including 991,500 shares owned for
the benefit of non-affiliate investment advisory clients of TIS, are
beneficially owned by direct and indirect subsidiaries of Transamerica.*

                  To the knowledge of the Companies, no other person has the
right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the
proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock.

                  *See Note to Exhibit A.

Item 7.           Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
                  Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
                  Company.

               Transamerica, which is a parent holding company in accordance
with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G), is filing this statement pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c)
and Rule 13d-2(b) and not pursuant to Rule 13d-1(d). The identity and Item 3
classification of its relevant subsidiaries are set forth on Exhibit A attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.           Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

                  Not applicable.

Item 9.           Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                  Not applicable.





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Item 10.         Certification.

By signing below the undersigned certify that, to the best of their knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.





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                                    Signature

                  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge
and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

February 12, 1999




                             TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION



                             By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
                                -----------------------------------------------
                                Richard N. Latzer
                                Senior Vice President and 
                                Chief Investment Officer


                             TRANSAMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.



                             By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
                                -----------------------------------------------
                                Richard N. Latzer
                                President and Chief Executive Officer


                             TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA



                             By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
                                -----------------------------------------------
                                Richard N. Latzer
                                Attorney-in-Fact


                             TRANSAMERICA OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY



                             By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
                                -----------------------------------------------
                                Richard N. Latzer
                                Chief Investment Officer

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                  Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the undersigned, Transamerica Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
Transamerica Investment Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Transamerica 
Insurance Corporation of California, a California corporation, and Transamerica 
Occidental Life Insurance Company, a California corporation, and each of
them, hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G dated February 12, 1999,
and any amendments thereto, are filed on behalf of each of them.


February 12, 1999



                             TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION



                             By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
                                -----------------------------------------------
                                Richard N. Latzer
                                Senior Vice President and 
                                Chief Investment Officer


                             TRANSAMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.



                             By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
                                -----------------------------------------------
                                Richard N. Latzer
                                President and Chief Executive Officer




                             TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA



                             By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
                                -----------------------------------------------
                                Richard N. Latzer
                                Attorney-in-Fact


                             TRANSAMERICA OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY



                             By /s/ RICHARD N. LATZER
                                -----------------------------------------------
                                Richard N. Latzer
                                Chief Investment Officer




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                                    Exhibit A


                  Each of Occidental, TALIAC and TLIC Canada is an insurance
company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
TALIAC and TLIC Canada are wholly owned subsidiaries of Occidental, and
Occidental is a wholly owned subsidiary of TICC.

                  TICC is an insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. TIS is an investment adviser registered
under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Both TICC and TIS are 
wholly owned subsidiaries of Transamerica.

                  Note: Management of the affairs of subsidiaries of
Transamerica, including decisions respecting dispositions and/or voting of the
shares of the Common Stock beneficially owned by such subsidiaries, resides in
respective officers and directors of the subsidiaries and is not directed by
Transamerica or other subsidiaries. Accordingly, the filing of this Schedule 13G
by Transamerica is not intended as, and should not be deemed, an acknowledgment
of beneficial ownership or shared voting or dispositive power by it of the
shares of the Common Stock beneficially owned by its subsidiaries, and such
beneficial ownership or attribution of shared voting or dispositive power is
expressly disclaimed.