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Blount Co., Alabama, USAi
Regional Level Types
Blount Co.County
AlabamaState
USACountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Oneonta6,615 (2017)
Smoke Rise1,825 (2011)
Blountsville1,697 (2017)
Hayden1,341 (2017)
Cleveland1,315 (2017)
Locust Fork1,192 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Blount, Alabama, États-Unis
German:
Blount County, Alabama, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Blount, Alabama, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Блант, Алабама, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
布朗特县, 亚拉巴马州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Blount, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Blount County, Alabama, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بلونت, ألاباما, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բլաունտ շրջան, Ալաբամա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Blount konderria, Alabama
Bavarian:
Blount County, Alabama, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ব্লাউন্ট কাউন্টি, আলাবামা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Блаунт, Алабама, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Blount County, Alabama
Czech:
Blount County, Alabama, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Blount County, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Blounti maakond, Alabama, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بلونت، آلاباما, آلاباما, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Blount megye, Alabama, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
County Blount, Alabama, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Blount, Alabama, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ブラウント郡, アラバマ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Blount County, Alabama, USA
Macedonian:
Блант, Алабама, Соединети Американски Држави
Malay:
County Blount, Alabama, Amerika Syarikat
Min Dong Chinese:
Blount Gông, Alabama
Norwegian:
Blount County, Alabama, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Blount, Alabama, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Blount, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Blount, Alabama, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Блант, Алабама, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Blount County, Alabama, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Blount County, Alabama, USA
Turkish:
Blount, Alabama, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Блаунт, Алабама, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بلونت کاؤنٹی، الاباما, الاباما, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Blount, Alabama, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Blount, Alabama, Estados Unidos


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11 valid minerals.

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Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: USGS Bulletin 400
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull120
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Lawrencite
Formula: (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
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.
Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
Reference: Schrader, F.C., Stone, R.W., Sanford, S. (1917) Useful Minerals of the United States. United States Geological Survey, USGS Bulletin 624, 412 pages.
'Psilomelane'
Reference: Schrader, F.C., Stone, R.W., Sanford, S. (1917) Useful Minerals of the United States. United States Geological Survey, USGS Bulletin 624, 412 pages.
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Quartz var. Agate
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Quartz var. Carnelian
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Quartz var. Sardonyx
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 3 - Halides
Lawrencite3.AB.20(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Agate4.DA.05SiO2
var. Carnelian4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
var. Sardonyx4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O Quartz var. SardonyxSiO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Quartz var. SardonyxSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
PPhosphorus
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Cl Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
FeIron
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
NiNickel
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Ni Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed478 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed485 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Chepultepec2485.4 - 477.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
Gasconade Dolomite1485.4 - 477.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ectenoceras chepultepecense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Cyrtendoceratidae : Ectenoceras : Ectenoceras chepultepecense485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic
Levisoceras complanatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Levisoceras : Levisoceras complanatum485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Oneotoceras percurvatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Oneotoceras : Oneotoceras percurvatum485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic
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Wikidata ID:Q111250

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