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Botetourt County, Virginia, USAi
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Cloverdale3,119 (2011)
Blue Ridge3,084 (2011)
Daleville2,557 (2011)
Laymantown1,979 (2011)
Buchanan1,178 (2011)
Troutville432 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
210144
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210144:9
GUID (UUID V4):
a3bb75cf-8ff3-468b-91fc-2faeb1424032
Other Languages:
French:
comtΓ© de Botetourt, Virginie, Γ‰tats-Unis
German:
Botetourt County, Virginia, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Botetourt, Virginia, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Π‘ΠΎΡ‚Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΡ‚, Виргиния, Π‘ΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Ρ‘Π½Π½Ρ‹Π΅ Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚Ρ‹ АмСрики
Simplified Chinese:
εšη‰Ήζ‰˜ηˆΎη‰ΉηΈ£ , εΌ—ε‰ε°ΌδΊšε·ž, ηΎŽε›½
Spanish:
Condado de Botetourt, Virginia, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Botetourt County, Virginia, Shtetet e Bashkuara tΓ« AmerikΓ«s
Arabic:
Ω…Ω‚Ψ§Ψ·ΨΉΨ© بوΨͺيΨͺورΨͺ, ΩΨ±Ψ¬ΩŠΩ†ΩŠΨ§, Ψ§Ω„ΩˆΩ„Ψ§ΩŠΨ§Ψͺ Ψ§Ω„Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ψ©
Basque:
Botetourt konderria , Virginia
Bavarian:
Botetourt County, Virginia, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ΰ¦¬ΰ§‹ΰ¦Ÿΰ§‡ΰ¦Ÿΰ§‹ΰ¦°ΰ§ΰ¦Ÿ ΰ¦•ΰ¦Ύΰ¦‰ΰ¦¨ΰ§ΰ¦Ÿΰ¦Ώ, ভার্জিনিয়া, ঀিলΰ¦ͺারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Π‘ΠΎΡ‚ΡŠΡ‚ΠΎΡ‚, ВирдТиния, БъСдинСни амСрикански Ρ‰Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ
Cebuano:
Botetourt County, Virginia
Cornish:
Konteth Botetourt, Virjynni, Statys Unys
Dutch:
Botetourt County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Botetourti maakond, Virginia, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
Ψ΄Ω‡Ψ±Ψ³ΨͺΨ§Ω† Ψ¨Ψ§ΨͺΨͺورΨͺ، 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’αƒ”αƒ’αƒαƒ 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˜
Hungarian:
Botetourt megye, Virginia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
γƒœγƒˆγƒˆγƒΌγƒˆιƒ‘, γƒγƒΌγ‚Έγƒ‹γ‚’ε·ž, をパγƒͺγ‚«εˆθ‘†ε›½
Low Saxon/Low German:
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Botetourt GΓ΄ng, Virginia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Botetourt KΕ«n
Norwegian:
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Botetourt, Wirginia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Botetourt, VirgΓ­nia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Botetourt, Virginia, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Botetourt, Virgìnia, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
ΠžΠΊΡ€ΡƒΠ³ Π‘ΠΎΡ‚Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΡ‚ , Π’ΠΈΡ€ΡŸΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡ˜Π°, БјСдињСнС АмСричкС Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π΅
Serbo-Croatian:
Botetourt County, Virginia, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Traditional Chinese:
εšη‰Ήζ‰˜ηˆΎη‰ΉηΈ£, 碭珍尼亞州, ηΎŽεœ‹
Turkish:
Botetourt County, Virginia, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Π‘ΠΎΡ‚Π°Ρ‚ΠΎΡ€Ρ‚, ВірдТинія, Π‘ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡƒΡ‡Π΅Π½Ρ– Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ АмСрики
Urdu:
بوٹیٹورٹ Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€Ω†ΩΉΫŒΨŒ ΩˆΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, ΩˆΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, ریاسΨͺہائے Ω…Ψͺحدہ Ψ§Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ψ§
Vietnamese:
QuαΊ­n Botetourt, Virginia, Chủng Quα»‘c Hoa Kα»³
Waray:
Condado han Botetourt, Virginia, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
بوٹیٹورٹ Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€Ω†ΩΉΫŒ, ΩˆΨ±Ψ¬ΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ§, Ψ§Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ϋ


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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup var. Uralite'
Formula: AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
β“˜ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
β“˜ Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Nesquehonite
Formula: MgCO3 · 3H2O
β“˜ Niter
Formula: KNO3
β“˜ Nitromagnesite
Formula: Mg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Description: Occurs as opaline silica.
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
β“˜Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
β“˜Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
β“˜Nesquehonite5.CA.05MgCO3 Β· 3H2O
β“˜Niter5.NA.10KNO3
β“˜Nitromagnesite5.NC.05Mg(NO3)2 Β· 6H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 Β· 7H2O
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O
β“˜Muscovite
var. Sericite
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
β“˜'Psilomelane'-
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup
var. Uralite'
-AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜''-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Hβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ NitromagnesiteMg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
NNitrogen
Nβ“˜ NiterKNO3
Nβ“˜ NitromagnesiteMg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Oβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ NiterKNO3
Oβ“˜ NitromagnesiteMg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mgβ“˜ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Mgβ“˜ NitromagnesiteMg(NO3)2 · 6H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ NiterKNO3
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mnβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences14
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed485 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Cotter1477.7 - 468.1 Ma (Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Porifera
phylum
Animalia : Porifera485.4 - 468.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Lichenaria
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lichenariidae : Lichenaria485.4 - 468.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Tentaculites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculitidae : Tentaculites485.4 - 468.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda485.4 - 468.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Trilobita
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita485.4 - 468.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Brachiopoda
phylum
Animalia : Brachiopoda485.4 - 468.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Sciuridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Neotoma
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Uncia atrox
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Uncia : Uncia atrox0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Nautiloidea
subclass
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautiloidea485.4 - 468.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Girvanella
genus
Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : Porostromataceae : Girvanella485.4 - 468.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Nuia
genus
Nuia485.4 - 468.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Bassleroceras dalevillense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Bassleroceratidae : Bassleroceras : Bassleroceras dalevillense485.4 - 471.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Microtinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtinae0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botetourt_County,_Virginia
Wikidata ID:Q495132
GeoNames ID:4748452

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