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Jefferson Co., Alabama, USAi
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Jefferson Co.County
AlabamaState
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Birmingham212,461 (2017)
Hoover84,848 (2017)
Vestavia Hills34,174 (2017)
Bessemer26,730 (2017)
Homewood25,708 (2017)
Dixiana22,940 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
65591
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65591:9
GUID (UUID V4):
d0fdc00d-e8e1-4671-bf17-b1dcf2598094
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Jefferson, Alabama, États-Unis
German:
Jefferson County, Alabama, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Jefferson, Alabama, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Джефферсон, Алабама, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
傑佛遜縣, 亚拉巴马州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Jefferson, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Jefferson County, Alabama, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة جيفرسون, ألاباما, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ջեֆերսոն շրջան, Ալաբամա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Jefferson konderria, Alabama
Bavarian:
Jefferson County, Alabama, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
জেফারশন কাউন্টি, আলাবামা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Джеферсън, Алабама, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Comtat de Jefferson, Alabama, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Jefferson County, Alabama
Danish:
Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Dutch:
Jefferson County, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Jeffersoni maakond, Alabama, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان جفرسون، آلاباما, آلاباما, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Jefferson megye, Alabama, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
County Jefferson, Alabama, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Jefferson, Alabama, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ジェファーソン郡, アラバマ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Jefferson Gông, Alabama
Norwegian:
Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Jefferson, Alabama, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Jefferson, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Jefferson, Alabama, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Џеферсон, Алабама, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Jefferson County, Alabama, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Turkish:
Jefferson County, Alabama, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Джефферсон, Алабама, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
جیفرسن کاؤنٹی، الاباما, الاباما, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Jefferson, Alabama, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Jefferson, Alabama, Estados Unidos


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12 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
'Apatite var. Collophane'
Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: Adams, G.I., and W.B. Jones (1940), Barite deposits of Alabama, Alabama Geol. Survey Bull. 45; Brobst, D.A. (1958), Barite Resources of the United States, USGS Bull. 1072-B: 106 (Table 10).
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: Evernden,J.F.,Curtis,G.H.,Obradovich,J.D.,and Kistler,R.W.,(1961) On The Evaluation of Glauconite and Illite For Sedimentary Rocks By The Potassium-Argon Method:Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta,v.23,p.78-99
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull120
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull120
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull120
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.
Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
'Limonite'
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Chalcedony

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Chamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
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'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'var. Collophane'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O HematiteFe2O3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O CalciteCaCO3
O Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O QuartzSiO2
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
F FluoriteCaF2
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences45
Youngest Fossil Listed311 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed501 Ma (Cambrian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Porifera
phylum
Animalia : Porifera460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Dystactospongia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Sigmatosclerophorida : Dystactospongiidae : Dystactospongia460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Labechiella
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Labechiida : Labechiidae : Labechiella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Pachystylostroma
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Labechiida : Rosenellidae : Pachystylostroma460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Foerstephyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Foerstephyllum460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Lophospira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Lophospira460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Cephalopoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Trilobita
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Ostracoda
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Aechmina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Aechminidae : Aechmina440.8 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Bollia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Bolliidae : Bollia440.8 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Bairdiocypris
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiocyprididae : Bairdiocypris440.8 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Crepipora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Ceramoporidae : Crepipora460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Amplexopora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Amplexoporidae : Amplexopora460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Batostoma
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Trematoporidae : Batostoma460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Diplotrypa
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Trematoporidae : Diplotrypa460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Brachiopoda
phylum
Animalia : Brachiopoda460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Platystrophia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia440.8 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Echinodermata
phylum
Animalia : Echinodermata460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Panderodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Distacodontidae : Panderodus440.8 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Solenopora
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Solenoporaceae : Solenopora460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Dasycladaceae
family
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Pojetaconcha alabamensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Conocardiida : Bransoniidae : Pojetaconcha : Pojetaconcha alabamensis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Eopteria conocardiformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Eopteriidae : Eopteria : Eopteria conocardiformis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Eopteria richardsoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Eopteriidae : Eopteria : Eopteria richardsoni478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Teiichispira odenvillensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Macluritidae : Teiichispira : Teiichispira odenvillensis478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Girvanella
genus
Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : Porostromataceae : Girvanella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Acodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Acodus440.8 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Levisoceras instabile
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Levisoceras : Levisoceras instabile485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic
Dasyporella
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasyporellaceae : Dasyporella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Catoraphiceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Protocycloceratidae : Catoraphiceras478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Buttsoceras adamsi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Dissidocerida : Troedssonellidae : Buttsoceras : Buttsoceras adamsi478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Eurythmopteryx antiqua
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Palaeodictyoptera : Eurythmopteryx : Eurythmopteryx antiqua314.6 - 311.45 Ma
Carboniferous
Bathytaptus falcipennis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Palaeodictyoptera : Bathytaptus : Bathytaptus falcipennis314.6 - 311.45 Ma
Carboniferous
Vermiporella
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Vermiporella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Schizopea washburnei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sinuopeidae : Schizopea : Schizopea washburnei501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Glyptorthis crispa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Glyptorthidae : Glyptorthis : Glyptorthis crispa460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Dactylogonia geniculata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Dactylogonia : Dactylogonia geniculata460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Trichonodella inconstans
species
Trichonodella inconstans440.8 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Paltodus dyscritus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Protopanderodontida : Paltodus : Paltodus dyscritus440.8 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Llandovacaste birminghamensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Acastidae : Llandovacaste : Llandovacaste birminghamensis440.8 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Rexroadus kentuckyensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Rexroadus : Rexroadus kentuckyensis440.8 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
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Wikidata ID:Q112271
GeoNames ID:4069696

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