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Roanoke County, Virginia, USAi
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Cave Spring24,922 (2011)
Hollins14,673 (2011)
Vinton8,231 (2017)
Narrows2,171 (2006)
Glenvar976 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
105418
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105418:0
GUID (UUID V4):
da073b18-5508-4300-8f50-fd8aa274a634
Other Languages:
French:
comtΓ© de Roanoke, Virginie, Γ‰tats-Unis
German:
Roanoke County, Virginia, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Roanoke, Virginia, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Π ΠΎΠ°Π½ΠΎΠΊ, Виргиния, Π‘ΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Ρ‘Π½Π½Ρ‹Π΅ Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚Ρ‹ АмСрики
Simplified Chinese:
ζ΄›δΊžθ«Ύε…‹ηΈ£, εΌ—ε‰ε°ΌδΊšε·ž, ηΎŽε›½
Spanish:
Condado de Roanoke, Virginia, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Roanoke County, Virginia, Shtetet e Bashkuara tΓ« AmerikΓ«s
Arabic:
Ω…Ω‚Ψ§Ψ·ΨΉΨ© Ψ±ΩˆΩ†ΩˆΩƒ, ΩΨ±Ψ¬ΩŠΩ†ΩŠΨ§, Ψ§Ω„ΩˆΩ„Ψ§ΩŠΨ§Ψͺ Ψ§Ω„Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ψ©
Basque:
Roanoke konderria , Virginia
Bavarian:
Roanoke County, Virginia, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
রোয়ানোক ΰ¦•ΰ¦Ύΰ¦‰ΰ¦¨ΰ§ΰ¦Ÿΰ¦Ώ, ভার্জিনিয়া, ঀিলΰ¦ͺারাষ্ট্র
Cebuano:
Roanoke County, Virginia
Dutch:
Roanoke County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
Ψ΄Ω‡Ψ±Ψ³ΨͺΨ§Ω† Ψ±ΩˆΨ§Ω†ΩˆΪ©ΨŒ ΩˆΫŒΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, ΩˆΫŒΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, Ψ§ΫŒΨ§Ω„Ψ§Ψͺ Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ω‡ Ψ’Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ψ§
Georgian:
αƒ αƒαƒαƒœαƒαƒ™αƒ˜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– רואנוק, Χ•Χ™Χ¨Χ’'Χ™Χ Χ™Χ”, ארצוΧͺ Χ”Χ‘Χ¨Χ™Χͺ
Hungarian:
Roanoke megye, Virginia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
γƒ­γ‚’γƒŽγƒΌγ‚―ιƒ‘, γƒγƒΌγ‚Έγƒ‹γ‚’ε·ž, をパγƒͺγ‚«εˆθ‘†ε›½
Low Saxon/Low German:
Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Roanoke GΓ΄ng, Virginia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Roanoke KΕ«n
Norwegian:
Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Roanoke, Wirginia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Roanoke, VirgΓ­nia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Roanoke, Virginia, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Roanoke, Virgìnia, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
ΠžΠΊΡ€ΡƒΠ³ Π ΠΎΠ°Π½ΠΎΠΊ , Π’ΠΈΡ€ΡŸΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡ˜Π°, БјСдињСнС АмСричкС Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π΅
Serbo-Croatian:
Roanoke County, Virginia, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Traditional Chinese:
ζ΄›δΊžθ«Ύε…‹ηΈ£, 碭珍尼亞州, ηΎŽεœ‹
Turkish:
Roanoke County, Virginia, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Π ΠΎΠ°Π½ΠΎΡƒΠΊ, ВірдТинія, Π‘ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡƒΡ‡Π΅Π½Ρ– Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ АмСрики
Urdu:
Ψ±ΩˆΨ§Ω†ΩˆΪ© Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€Ω†ΩΉΫŒΨŒ ΩˆΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, ΩˆΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, ریاسΨͺہائے Ω…Ψͺحدہ Ψ§Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ψ§
Vietnamese:
QuαΊ­n Roanoke, Virginia, Chủng Quα»‘c Hoa Kα»³
Waray:
Condado han Roanoke, Virginia, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
Ψ±ΩˆΨ§Ω†ΩˆΪ© Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€Ω†ΩΉΫŒ, ΩˆΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, Ψ§Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ϋ


Roanoke County is located in west-central Virginia. The independent cities of Roanoke and Salem are located within the boundaries of Roanoke County, but are not a part of the county. The town of Vinton is the only municipality within the county.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

22 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

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“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Description: Pseudomorphs after sphene.
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ 'Asbestos'
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ FelsΕ‘bΓ‘nyaite
Formula: Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hematite var. Martite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ 'Mica Group'
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Agate
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Thorianite
Formula: ThO2
β“˜ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
β“˜ Thorite var. Thorogummite
Formula: (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜var. Martite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜var. Opal-AN4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Agate4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Thorianite4.DL.05ThO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜FelsΕ‘bΓ‘nyaite7.DD.05Al4(SO4)(OH)10 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
β“˜var. Thorogummite9.AD.30(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Asbestos'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
β“˜'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ FelsΕ‘bΓ‘nyaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Thorite var. Thorogummite(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ FelsΕ‘bΓ‘nyaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Oβ“˜ ThorianiteThO2
Oβ“˜ Thorite var. Thorogummite(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
Oβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alβ“˜ FelsΕ‘bΓ‘nyaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Siβ“˜ Thorite var. Thorogummite(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
Siβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ FelsΕ‘bΓ‘nyaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ ThorianiteThO2
Thβ“˜ Thorite var. Thorogummite(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
Thβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
Uβ“˜ Thorite var. Thorogummite(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x

Fossils

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

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Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed433 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed439 Ma (Silurian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Clinton - Rose Hill10438.5 - 423 Ma (Silurian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Tentaculites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculitidae : Tentaculites438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Liocalymene
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Bathycheilidae : Liocalymene438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Mastigobolbina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Zygobolbidae : Mastigobolbina438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Zygobolba
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Zygobolbidae : Zygobolba438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Chonetes
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : Chonetes438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Stegerhynchus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : Stegerhynchus438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Coelospira
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Anoplothecidae : Coelospira438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Buthotrephis
genus
Plantae : Buthotrephis438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Coelospira nitens
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Anoplothecidae : Coelospira : Coelospira nitens438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_County,_Virginia
Wikidata ID:Q513968
GeoNames ID:4782181

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