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The Blue Lagoon

Piney River Quarry, Piney River, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
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Retaining wall

American Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
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View of the present day quarry

American Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
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The Blue Lagoon

Piney River Quarry, Piney River, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
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Retaining wall

American Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
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View of the present day quarry

American Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
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The Blue Lagoon

Piney River Quarry, Piney River, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
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Retaining wall

American Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Nellysford1,076 (2011)
Arrington708 (2011)
Lovingston520 (2011)
Shipman507 (2011)
Schuyler298 (2011)
Wintergreen165 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
24315
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24315:8
GUID (UUID V4):
7965b42e-1432-4020-a728-5b5b50ab2d5e
Other Languages:
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French:
comtΓ© de Nelson, Virginie, Γ‰tats-Unis
German:
Nelson County, Virginia, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Nelson, Virginia, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
НСльсон, Виргиния, Π‘ΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Ρ‘Π½Π½Ρ‹Π΅ Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚Ρ‹ АмСрики
Simplified Chinese:
納爾遜縣, εΌ—ε‰ε°ΌδΊšε·ž, ηΎŽε›½
Spanish:
Condado de Nelson, Virginia, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Nelson County, Virginia, Shtetet e Bashkuara tΓ« AmerikΓ«s
Arabic:
Ω…Ω‚Ψ§Ψ·ΨΉΨ© Ω†ΩŠΩ„Ψ³ΩˆΩ†, ΩΨ±Ψ¬ΩŠΩ†ΩŠΨ§, Ψ§Ω„ΩˆΩ„Ψ§ΩŠΨ§Ψͺ Ψ§Ω„Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ψ©
Basque:
Nelson konderria , Virginia
Bavarian:
Nelson County, Virginia, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
নেলসন ΰ¦•ΰ¦Ύΰ¦‰ΰ¦¨ΰ§ΰ¦Ÿΰ¦Ώ, ভার্জিনিয়া, ঀিলΰ¦ͺারাষ্ট্র
Cebuano:
Nelson County , Virginia
Dutch:
Nelson County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
Ψ΄Ω‡Ψ±Ψ³ΨͺΨ§Ω† Ω†Ω„Ψ³ΩˆΩ†ΨŒ ΩˆΫŒΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, ΩˆΫŒΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, Ψ§ΫŒΨ§Ω„Ψ§Ψͺ Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ω‡ Ψ’Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ψ§
Georgian:
αƒœαƒ”αƒšαƒ‘αƒαƒœαƒ˜αƒ‘ αƒαƒšαƒ₯αƒ˜, αƒ•αƒ˜αƒ αƒ―αƒ˜αƒœαƒ˜αƒ, αƒαƒ›αƒ”αƒ αƒ˜αƒ™αƒ˜αƒ‘ αƒ¨αƒ”αƒ”αƒ αƒ—αƒ”αƒ‘αƒ£αƒšαƒ˜ αƒ¨αƒ’αƒαƒ’αƒ”αƒ‘αƒ˜
Hebrew:
ΧžΧ—Χ•Χ– Χ ΧœΧ‘Χ•ΧŸ, Χ•Χ™Χ¨Χ’'Χ™Χ Χ™Χ”, ארצוΧͺ Χ”Χ‘Χ¨Χ™Χͺ
Hungarian:
Nelson megye, Virginia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ネルソン郑, γƒγƒΌγ‚Έγƒ‹γ‚’ε·ž, をパγƒͺγ‚«εˆθ‘†ε›½
Low Saxon/Low German:
Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Nelson GΓ΄ng, Virginia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Nelson KΕ«n
Norwegian:
Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Nelson, Wirginia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Nelson, VirgΓ­nia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Nelson, Virginia, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Nelson, Virgìnia, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
Nelson County, Π’ΠΈΡ€ΡŸΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡ˜Π°, БјСдињСнС АмСричкС Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π΅
Serbo-Croatian:
Nelson County, Virginia, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Traditional Chinese:
納爾遜縣, 碭珍尼亞州, ηΎŽεœ‹
Turkish:
Nelson ilçesi, Virginia, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
НСлсон, ВірдТинія, Π‘ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡƒΡ‡Π΅Π½Ρ– Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ АмСрики
Urdu:
Ω†ΫŒΩ„Ψ³Ω† Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€Ω†ΩΉΫŒΨŒ ΩˆΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, ΩˆΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, ریاسΨͺہائے Ω…Ψͺحدہ Ψ§Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ψ§
Vietnamese:
QuαΊ­n Nelson, Virginia, Chủng Quα»‘c Hoa Kα»³
Waray:
Condado han Nelson, Virginia, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
Ω†ΫŒΩ„Ψ³Ω† Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€Ω†ΩΉΫŒ, ΩˆΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, Ψ§Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ϋ


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β“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ 'Anauxite'
β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ 'BastnΓ€site'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce4+,Th)O2
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chevkinite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
β“˜ 'Chevkinite Group'
β“˜ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite
Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
β“˜ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
β“˜ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ 'Leucoxene'
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Lithiophorite
Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
β“˜ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Mica Group'
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Millerite
Formula: NiS
β“˜ 'Moonstone'
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜ Perrierite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce4MgFe3+2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
β“˜ Phosphosiderite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
β“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
β“˜ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
β“˜ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Description: Gem grade
β“˜ Quartz var. Blue Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Star Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Tacharanite
Formula: Ca12Al2Si18O33 (OH)36
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜ Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
β“˜ Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Zoisite var. Thulite
Formula: {Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Millerite2.CC.20NiS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Star Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Blue Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
β“˜Cerianite-(Ce)4.DL.05(Ce4+,Th)O2
β“˜Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
β“˜Lithiophorite4.FE.25(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜var. Iron-bearing Dolomite5.AB.10Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Phosphosiderite8.CD.05FePO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 Β· 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Chrysotile9..Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Chevkinite-(Ce)9.BE.70Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
β“˜Perrierite-(Ce)9.BE.70Ce4MgFe3+2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜var. Thulite9.BG.10{Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
β“˜Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
β“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Halloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Tacharanite9.HA.75Ca12Al2Si18O33 (OH)36
Unclassified
β“˜'Chevkinite Group'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Anauxite'-
β“˜'BastnΓ€site'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
β“˜'Mica Group'-
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Leucoxene'-
β“˜'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Moonstone'-
β“˜'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ TacharaniteCa12Al2Si18O33 (OH)36
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
Cβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Star QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
Oβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Perrierite-(Ce)Ce4MgFe23+Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
Oβ“˜ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ TacharaniteCa12Al2Si18O33 (OH)36
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mgβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgβ“˜ Perrierite-(Ce)Ce4MgFe23+Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alβ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ TacharaniteCa12Al2Si18O33 (OH)36
Alβ“˜ Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Alβ“˜ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Alβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Star QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Perrierite-(Ce)Ce4MgFe23+Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TacharaniteCa12Al2Si18O33 (OH)36
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ TacharaniteCa12Al2Si18O33 (OH)36
Caβ“˜ Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ Perrierite-(Ce)Ce4MgFe23+Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Mnβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnβ“˜ Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ Perrierite-(Ce)Ce4MgFe23+Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
Feβ“˜ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
Feβ“˜ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceβ“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
Ceβ“˜ Perrierite-(Ce)Ce4MgFe23+Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
Ceβ“˜ Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
NdNeodymium
Ndβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed468 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Whistle Creek2468.1 - 460.9 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Oxoplecia costellata
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Triplesiidae : Oxoplecia : Oxoplecia costellata468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Macrocoelia elegantula
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Macrocoelia : Macrocoelia elegantula468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_County,_Virginia
Wikidata ID:Q515150
GeoNames ID:4775610

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