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Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USAi
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Frick Mine underground coal mining scenes, in 1938.

Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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View of the Uniontown coal mining area, in 1950.

Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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View of the Connellsville coal mining area, in 1906.

Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
09198300017055687941881.jpg
Frick Mine underground coal mining scenes, in 1938.

Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
02377910017133997174406.jpg
View of the Uniontown coal mining area, in 1950.

Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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View of the Connellsville coal mining area, in 1906.

Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Frick Mine underground coal mining scenes, in 1938.

Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
02377910017133997174406.jpg
View of the Uniontown coal mining area, in 1950.

Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Uniontown9,990 (2017)
Connellsville7,515 (2017)
Masontown3,399 (2017)
Luzerne2,772 (2017)
Leith-Hatfield2,546 (2017)
Oliver2,535 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
156392
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:156392:7
GUID (UUID V4):
21fb1f4d-6749-4028-b6e5-1d0f7c416f0f
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Fayette, Pennsylvanie, États-Unis
German:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Fayette, Pennsylvania, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Фейетт, Пенсильвания, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
费耶特县 , 宾夕法尼亚州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Fayette, Pensilvania, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة فاييت, بنسيلفانيا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ֆայետ շրջան, Փենսիլվանիա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Fayette konderria , Pennsylvania
Bavarian:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ফায়েত কাউন্টি, পেনসিলভানিয়া, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Файет, Пенсилвания, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Cornish:
Konteth Fayette, Pennsylvani, Statys Unys
Dutch:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان فایت، پنسیلوانیا, پنسیلوانیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ფაიეტის ოლქი, პენსილვანია, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז פאייט, פנסילבניה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Fayette megye, Pennsylvania, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Fayette, Pennsylvania, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ファイエット郡, ペンシルベニア州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Fayette Comitatus, Pennsilvania, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Fayette Gông, Pennsylvania
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Fayette Kūn
Norwegian:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Fayette, Pensylwania, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Fayette, Pensilvânia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Fayette, Pennsylvania, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Fayette, Pennsylvania, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Фејет , Пенсилванија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Traditional Chinese:
費耶特縣, 賓夕凡尼亞州, 美國
Turkish:
Fayette İlçesi, Pensilvanya, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Фаєтт, Пенсильванія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
فائیٹ کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا, پنسلوانیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Fayette, Pennsylvania, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Fayette, Pennsylvania, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
فایٹ کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا, پنسلوانیا, امریکہ


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26 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Halite
Formula: NaCl
'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
References:
Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: (anthropogenic from eroded slags? -as is the case in the Beaver River alluvials in East Moravia)
Isoferroplatinum
Formula: Pt3Fe
'Leucoxene'
Magnesiochromite
Formula: MgCr2O4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Priderite
Formula: K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing Pyrope
Formula: Mg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
References:
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Iron1.AE.05Fe
Isoferroplatinum1.AG.35Pt3Fe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Magnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Priderite4.DK.05bK(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Pyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
var. Chromium-bearing Pyrope9.AD.25Mg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Chlorite Group'-
'Leucoxene'-
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrookiteTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PerovskiteCaTiO3
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
O PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing PyropeMg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mg MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing PyropeMg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing PyropeMg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing PyropeMg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ti PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Ti RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Cr MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Cr Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing PyropeMg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe IronFe
Fe IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Fe PyriteFeS2
YYttrium
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
PtPlatinum
Pt IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe

Fossils

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

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed290 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed383 Ma (Middle Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Dunkard - Greene - middle1295.5 - 290.1 Ma (Permian)
Chemung2382.7 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Diploceraspis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Diplocaulidae : Diploceraspis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Archaeopteris
genus
Plantae : Aneurophytophyta : Archaeopteridopsida : Archaeopteridales : Archaeopteridaceae : Archaeopteris382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayette_County,_Pennsylvania
Wikidata ID:Q488683
GeoNames ID:5189414

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