Rock County, Wisconsin, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rock County | County |
| Wisconsin | State |
| USA | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Janesville | 64,123 (2017) |
| Beloit | 36,891 (2017) |
| Milton | 5,593 (2017) |
| Edgerton | 5,532 (2017) |
| Evansville | 5,228 (2017) |
| Clinton | 2,140 (2017) |
Mindat Locality ID:
171277
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:171277:6
GUID (UUID V4):
3fa249f8-3d38-4d0c-9199-397e679f0b87
Other Languages:
French:
comtΓ© de Rock, Wisconsin, Γtats-Unis
German:
Rock County, Wisconsin, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Rock, Wisconsin, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Π ΠΎΠΊ, ΠΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠΈΠ½, Π‘ΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ½Π½ΡΠ΅ Π¨ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ
Simplified Chinese:
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Spanish:
Condado de Rock, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Rock County, Wisconsin, Shtetet e Bashkuara tΓ« AmerikΓ«s
Arabic:
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ΨͺΨΨ―Ψ©
Basque:
Rock konderria , Wisconsin
Bavarian:
Rock County, Wisconsin, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
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Bulgarian:
Π ΠΎΠΊ, Π£ΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠΈΠ½, Π‘ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈ Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΠΈ
Cebuano:
Rock County, Wisconsin
Dutch:
Rock County, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Roko, Viskonsino
Farsi/Persian:
Ψ΄ΩΨ±Ψ³ΨͺΨ§Ω Ψ±Ψ§Ϊ©Ψ ΩΫΨ³Ϊ©Ψ§ΩΨ³ΫΩ, ΩΫΨ³Ϊ©Ψ§ΩΨ³ΫΩ, Ψ§ΫΨ§ΩΨ§Ψͺ Ω
ΨͺΨΨ―Ω Ψ’Ω
Ψ±ΫΪ©Ψ§
Hungarian:
Rock megye, Wisconsin, Amerikai EgyesΓΌlt Γllamok
Japanese:
γγγ―ι‘, γ¦γ£γΉγ³γ³γ·γ³ε·, γ’γ‘γͺγ«εθ‘ε½
Latin:
Rock Comitatus, Visconsinia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Rock GΓ΄ng, Wisconsin
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Rock KΕ«n
Norwegian:
Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Rock, Wisconsin, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Rock, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Rock, Wisconsin, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Rock, Wisconsin, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
ΠΠΊΡΡΠ³ Π ΠΎΠΊ , ΠΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠΈΠ½, Π‘ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠ΅Π½Π΅ ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠ΅ ΠΡΠΆΠ°Π²Π΅
Serbo-Croatian:
Rock County, Wisconsin, Sjedinjene AmeriΔke DrΕΎave
Swedish:
Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
Traditional Chinese:
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Ukrainian:
Π ΠΎΠΊ, ΠΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠΈΠ½, Π‘ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½Ρ Π¨ΡΠ°ΡΠΈ ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ
Urdu:
Ψ±Ψ§Ϊ© Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€ΩΩΉΫΨ ΩΨ³Ϊ©ΩΩΨ³Ω, ΩΨ³Ϊ©ΩΩΨ³Ω, Ψ±ΫΨ§Ψ³ΨͺΫΨ§Ψ¦Ϋ Ω
ΨͺΨΨ―Ϋ Ψ§Ω
Ψ±ΫΪ©Ψ§
Vietnamese:
QuαΊn Rock, Wisconsin, Chủng Quα»c Hoa Kα»³
Waray:
Condado han Rock, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos
Rock County is underlain by Cambrian and Ordovician sedimentary rocks which rarely outcrop. Where they do, they are often quarried. Most of the County is blanketed by glacial drift - till, outwash and loess, which can on occasion yield interesting specimens including "drift" copper.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities10 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β Lepidocrocite Formula: γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Lepidocrocite | 4.FE.15 | Ξ³-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | β Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Fossils
There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 40 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician) | ||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 461 Ma (Middle Ordovician) | ||||||||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | ||||||||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 3 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_County,_Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q500939 |
| GeoNames ID: | 5269209 |
Localities in this Region
- Wisconsin
- Rock County
- Alseths Quarry (Rock County Highway Department)
- Austin Quarry (P. W. Ryan and Sons; Inc.)
- ⭔Avon
- Bass Quarry
- Beaudin Quarry
- Bjoin Quarry (Bass Quarry; Onsgard Limestone)
- Boutelle Quarry (Wilson and Shipler; Inc.; Turtle Quarry)
- Braukoff Quarry (Wheele Limestone Company)
- C. Johnson Quarry (Rock County Highway Department)
- Coles Quarry
- County Shop Quarry (Rock County Highway Department)
- Dunn Quarry (Little Limestone Company)
- Escher Quarry (Herb Escher Limestone Company)
- Footville Quarry
- Rock County
- Wisconsin
- Rock County
- Frank Brothers Quarry (Frank Brothers Draft)
- Gunn Pit (William J. Kennedy and Sons; Inc.)
- Hanke Quarry (Rock County Highway Department)
- Haugen Quarry (Rock County Highway Department)
- Hunt Quarry (Rock County Highway Department)
- Larson Quarry (Rock County Highway Department)
- Little Quarry (Wyoming No. 1)
- Miller Quarry (William J. Kennedy and Sons; Inc.)
- O'Leary Quarry
- ⭔Rock County Highway Department (Hatlen Quarry)
- ⭔Rock County Highway Department (Schneider Quarry)
- ⭔Town of Plymouth
- Wealti Limestone Quarry (Clarence Wealti)
- Rock County
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Michigan BasinBasin
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Rock County, Wisconsin, USA