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Wetzel Co., West Virginia, USAi
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
New Martinsville5,218 (2017)
Paden City2,506 (2017)
Pine Grove520 (2017)
Reader397 (2011)
Hundred286 (2017)
Littleton198 (2011)
Other Languages:
French:
comtΓ© de Wetzel, Virginie-Occidentale, Γ‰tats-Unis
German:
Wetzel County, West Virginia, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Wetzel, Virginia Occidentale, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
УэцСл, Западная Виргиния, Π‘ΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Ρ‘Π½Π½Ρ‹Π΅ Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚Ρ‹ АмСрики
Simplified Chinese:
威紒縣, θ₯ΏηΆ­ε‰ε°ΌδΊžε·ž, ηΎŽε›½
Spanish:
Condado de Wetzel, Virginia Occidental, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Wetzel County, West Virginia, Shtetet e Bashkuara tΓ« AmerikΓ«s
Arabic:
Ω…Ω‚Ψ§Ψ·ΨΉΨ© ويΨͺΨ²Ω„, ΩΩŠΨ±Ψ¬ΩŠΩ†ΩŠΨ§ Ψ§Ω„ΨΊΨ±Ψ¨ΩŠΨ©, Ψ§Ω„ΩˆΩ„Ψ§ΩŠΨ§Ψͺ Ψ§Ω„Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ψ©
Armenian:
ΥˆΦ‚Υ₯ΥΏΥ¦Υ₯Υ¬ Υ·Φ€Υ»Υ‘ΥΆ, Τ±Φ€Φ‡Υ΄ΥΏΥ΅Υ‘ΥΆ ΥŽΥ«Φ€Υ»Υ«ΥΆΥ«Υ‘, Τ±Υ΄Υ₯Φ€Υ«Υ―Υ‘Υ΅Υ« ՄիՑցաՑլ Υ†Υ‘Υ°Υ‘ΥΆΥ£ΥΆΥ₯Φ€
Basque:
Wetzel konderria , Mendebaldeko Virginia
Bavarian:
Wetzel County, West Virginia, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ΰ§±ΰ§‡ΰ¦Ÿΰ¦œΰ§‡ΰ¦² ΰ¦•ΰ¦Ύΰ¦‰ΰ¦¨ΰ§ΰ¦Ÿΰ¦Ώ, ΰ¦“ΰ¦―ΰ¦Όΰ§‡ΰ¦Έΰ§ΰ¦Ÿ ভার্জিনিয়া, ঀিলΰ¦ͺারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Π£Π΅Ρ†ΡŠΠ», Π—Π°ΠΏΠ°Π΄Π½Π° ВирдТиния, БъСдинСни амСрикански Ρ‰Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ
Cebuano:
Wetzel County, West Virginia
Cornish:
Konteth Wetzel, Vyrjynia West, Statys Unys
Dutch:
Wetzel County, West Virginia, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Wetzel County, Okcidenta Virginio
Farsi/Persian:
Ψ΄Ω‡Ψ±Ψ³ΨͺΨ§Ω† وΨͺΨ²Ω„ΨŒ ΩˆΫŒΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§ΫŒ غربی, ΩˆΫŒΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§ΫŒ غربی, Ψ§ΫŒΨ§Ω„Ψ§Ψͺ Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ω‡ Ψ’Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ψ§
Georgian:
ვეგαƒͺαƒ”αƒšαƒ˜αƒ‘ αƒαƒšαƒ₯αƒ˜, αƒ“αƒαƒ‘αƒαƒ•αƒšαƒ”αƒ—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˜
Hungarian:
Wetzel megye, Nyugat-Virginia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ウェッツェル郑, γ‚¦γ‚§γ‚ΉγƒˆγƒγƒΌγ‚Έγƒ‹γ‚’ε·ž, をパγƒͺγ‚«εˆθ‘†ε›½
Low Saxon/Low German:
Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Wetzel GΓ΄ng, West Virginia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wetzel KΕ«n
Norwegian:
Wetzel County, Vest-Virginia, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Wetzel, Wirginia Zachodnia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Wetzel, VirgΓ­nia Ocidental, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Wetzel, Virginia de Vest, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Wetzel, Virgìnia Otzidentale, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
ΠžΠΊΡ€ΡƒΠ³ Π’Π΅Ρ†Π΅Π» , Π—Π°ΠΏΠ°Π΄Π½Π° Π’ΠΈΡ€ΡŸΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡ˜Π°, БјСдињСнС АмСричкС Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π΅
Serbo-Croatian:
Wetzel County, Zapadna Virginia, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA
Traditional Chinese:
威紒縣, θ₯ΏηΆ­ηε°ΌδΊžε·ž, ηΎŽεœ‹
Turkish:
Wetzel, Batı Virginia, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Π’Π΅Ρ‚Π·Π΅Π», Π—Π°Ρ…Ρ–Π΄Π½Π° ВірдТинія, Π‘ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡƒΡ‡Π΅Π½Ρ– Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ АмСрики
Urdu:
ΩˆΫŒΩΉΨ²Ω„ Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€Ω†ΩΉΫŒΨŒ Ω…ΨΊΨ±Ψ¨ΫŒ ΩˆΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, Ω…ΨΊΨ±Ψ¨ΫŒ ΩˆΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, ریاسΨͺہائے Ω…Ψͺحدہ Ψ§Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ψ§
Vietnamese:
QuαΊ­n Wetzel, West Virginia, Chủng Quα»‘c Hoa Kα»³
Waray:
Condado han Wetzel, West Virginia, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
ΩˆΫŒΩΉΨ²Ω„ Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€Ω†ΩΉΫŒ, ویسٹ ΩˆΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, Ψ§Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ϋ


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14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ 'Hornblende'
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ 'Leucoxene'
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ 'Microperthite'
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Reference: Overstreet, W.C. (1967) The Geologic Occurrence of Monazite. Geological Survey Professional Paper 530, United States Department of the Interior, 327 pages.
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Zeitner, 1968. Appalachian Mineral & Gem Trails
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Reference: McBride, P.S. (2004) Facies analysis of the Devonian Gordon Stray Sandstone in West Virginia: M.S. thesis, West Virginia University.
β“˜ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
β“˜Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Hornblende'-
β“˜'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
β“˜'Leucoxene'-
β“˜'Microperthite'-
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mgβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 12 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences40
Youngest Fossil Listed252 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed315 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 8 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Diploceraspis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Diplocaulidae : Diploceraspis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Stegocephali
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Stegocephali298.9 - 252.17 Ma
Paleozoic
Barbclabornia luedersensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Bransonelliformes : Barbclabornia : Barbclabornia luedersensis298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Laevigatosporites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Laevigatosporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Deltoidospora
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Deltoidospora314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Tuberculatosporites
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Tuberculatosporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Cyclogranisporites
genus
Plantae : Cyclogranisporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Granulatisporites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Granulatisporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Punctatosporites
genus
Punctatosporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Calamospora
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Calamospora314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Punctatisporites
genus
Plantae : Punctatisporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Apiculatasporites
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Apiculatasporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Raistrickia
genus
Raistrickia314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Microreticulatisporites
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Microreticulatisporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Lysorophus dunkardensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Lysorophia : Lysorophus : Lysorophus dunkardensis296.4 - 268 Ma
Permian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 12 fossil localities

References

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King, B.F. (1932) American Mineralogist, 17(10): 485-490.
Zeitner (1968) Appalachian Mineral & Gem Trails.
Overstreet, W.C. (1967) The Geologic Occurrence of Monazite. Geological Survey Professional Paper 530, United States Department of the Interior, 327 pages.
McBride, P.S. (2004) Facies analysis of the Devonian Gordon Stray Sandstone in West Virginia: M.S. thesis, West Virginia University.

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetzel_County,_West_Virginia
Wikidata ID:Q501858
GeoNames ID:4826911

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