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Garrett County, Maryland, USAi
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Garrett CountyCounty
MarylandState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mountain Lake Park2,111 (2017)
Oakland1,875 (2017)
Grantsville765 (2017)
Finzel547 (2011)
Loch Lynn Heights536 (2017)
Friendsville476 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
26633
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26633:5
GUID (UUID V4):
794cc02e-ef38-4111-beb3-77f54d7735a2
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Garrett, Maryland, États-Unis
German:
Garrett County, Maryland, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Garrett, Maryland, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Гарретт, Мэриленд, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
加勒特縣, 马里兰州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Garrett, Maryland, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Garrett County, Maryland, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة غاريت , ماريلند, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Գարետ շրջան, Մերիլենդ, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Garrett konderria , Maryland
Bavarian:
Garrett County, Maryland, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
গারেট কাউন্টি, মেরিল্যান্ড, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Гарет, Мериленд, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Garrett County, Maryland
Cornish:
Konteth Garrett, Tir Maria, Statys Unys
Dutch:
Garrett County, Maryland, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان گرت، مریلند, مریلند, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
გარეტის ოლქი, მერილენდი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז גארט, מרילנד, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Garrett megye, Maryland, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Garrett County, Maryland, Amerika Serikat
Japanese:
ガレット郡, メリーランド州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Garrett County, Maryland, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Garrett Gông, Maryland
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Garrett Kūn
Norwegian:
Garrett County, Maryland, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Garrett, Maryland, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Garrett, Maryland, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Garrett, Maryland, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Garrett, Maryland, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Garrett County, Maryland, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Гарет , Мериленд, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Garrett County, Maryland, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Garrett County, Maryland, USA
Traditional Chinese:
加勒特縣, 馬利蘭州, 美國
Turkish:
Garrett, Maryland, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ґерретт, Меріленд, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
گیریٹ کاؤنٹی، میری لینڈ, میری لینڈ, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Waray:
Condado han Garrett, Maryland, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
گیرٹ کاؤنٹی, میری لینڈ, امریکہ


This is the western-most county in Maryland. It is part of the Allegheny Plateau, where rocks have been gently flexed by the late Paleozoic Allegheny Orogeny (mountain building episode). The rocks are generally unmetamorphosed, unmineralized sandstones, limestones, shales and coal measures ranging from Devonian to Permian in age. Coal mines, clay pits, and various crushed stone operations provide the main geological resources produced in the county.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Clay minerals'-
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O SideriteFeCO3
FeIron
Fe SideriteFeCO3

Fossils

There are 10 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences138
Youngest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed383 Ma (Middle Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Conemaugh117303.4 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Allegheny1313.8 - 305.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Allegheny - Mt Savage Fire Clay Horizon11315.2 - 307 Ma (Carboniferous)
Jennings - Chemung8382.7 - 372.2 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Jennings - Parkhead1382.7 - 372.2 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Stereostylus
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lophophyllidae : Stereostylus305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Serpulopsis
genus
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Serpulopsis305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Glabrocingulum
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : Glabrocingulum305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Phymatopleura
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Phymatopleuridae : Phymatopleura303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Meekospira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Meekospiridae : Meekospira305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Metacoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Metacoceras303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Tainoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Tainoceratidae : Tainoceras303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Nuculopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nuculopsis305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Palaeoneilo
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Palaeoneilo382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Parallelodon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Parallelodon303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Acanthopecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Aviculopectinidae : Acanthopecten305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Aviculopecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Aviculopecten305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Cypricardella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Cypricardella382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Prothyris
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae : Prothyris305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Edmondia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Edmondiidae : Edmondia305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Sansabella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Sansabella305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Healdia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Healdiidae : Healdia305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Bairdia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdia305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Cavellina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cavellinidae : Cavellina305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Rhombopora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Rhombopora305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Chonetina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Anopliidae : Chonetina303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Juresania
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Echinoconchidae : Juresania303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Crinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Strobeus primogenius
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Soleniscidae : Soleniscus : Strobeus primogenius305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Strobeus paludinaeformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Soleniscidae : Strobeus : Strobeus paludinaeformis305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Waagenella crassus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Bellerophontidae : Waagenella : Waagenella crassus305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Cymatospira montfortianus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Bellerophontidae : Cymatospira : Cymatospira montfortianus305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Euphemites vittatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Euphemitidae : Euphemites : Euphemites vittatus305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Amphiscapha catilloides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Euomphalidae : Amphiscapha : Amphiscapha catilloides305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Girtyspira minuta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Meekospiridae : Girtyspira : Girtyspira minuta305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Palaeozygopleura terebra
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Palaeozygopleuridae : Palaeozygopleura : Palaeozygopleura terebra382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Orthonychia prosseri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Orthonychia : Orthonychia prosseri382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Patellilabia tentoriolum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae : Patellilabia : Patellilabia tentoriolum305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Shansiella carbonaria
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Portlockiellidae : Shansiella : Shansiella carbonaria303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Glabrocingulum grayvillense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Gosseletinidae : Glabrocingulum : Glabrocingulum grayvillense305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Turbonopsis coronola
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Palaeotrochidae : Turbonopsis : Turbonopsis coronola382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Donaldina stevensana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Heterostropha : Donaldinidae : Donaldina : Donaldina stevensana305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Pharkidonotus percarinatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Bellerophontidae : Pharkidonotus : Pharkidonotus percarinatus305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Solemya trapezoides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Solemyidae : Solemya : Solemya trapezoides305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Leptodesma (Leptodesma)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Leptodesma : Leptodesma (Leptodesma)382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Astartella concentrica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astartella : Astartella concentrica305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Solenopsis
genus
Solenopsis305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Lingula carbonaria
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingula : Lingula carbonaria305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Orbiculoidea missouriensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Disciniidae : Orbiculoidea : Orbiculoidea missouriensis305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Derbyia crassa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Derbyiidae : Derbyia : Derbyia crassa305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Parajuresania nebrascensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Echinoconchidae : Parajuresania : Parajuresania nebrascensis303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Composita ovata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita : Composita ovata305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Solemya radiata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Solemyidae : Solemya : Solemya radiata303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Nuculopsis girtyi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nuculopsis : Nuculopsis girtyi305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Polidevcia bellistriata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Polidevcia : Polidevcia bellistriata305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Anthraconeilo taffiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Anthraconeilo : Anthraconeilo taffiana305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Pleurophorus occidentalis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Kalenteridae : Permophorus : Pleurophorus occidentalis303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Pseudorthoceras knoxense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthocerida : Pseudorthoceratidae : Pseudorthoceras : Pseudorthoceras knoxense305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Cyrtodontula subtruncata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontida : Cyrtodontidae : Cyrtodontula : Cyrtodontula subtruncata305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Permophorus oblongus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Kalenteridae : Permophorus : Permophorus oblongus305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Crurithyris planoconvexa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : Crurithyris : Crurithyris planoconvexa305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Euchondria levicula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Euchondriidae : Euchondria : Euchondria levicula305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Schizodus wheeleri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Schizodidae : Schizodus : Schizodus wheeleri305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Linoproductus prattenianus
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Linoproductus : Linoproductus prattenianus305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Pseudozygopleura girtyi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pseudozygopleuridae : Pseudozygopleura : Pseudozygopleura girtyi305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Worthenia castlemanensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Worthenia : Worthenia castlemanensis305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Acanthopecten carboniferus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limipectinidae : Acanthopecten : Acanthopecten carboniferus303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Neochonetes granulifer
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Neochonetes : Neochonetes granulifer305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Culunana
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Culunana305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Paleyoldia glabra
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Sareptidae : Paleyoldia : Paleyoldia glabra305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Plagioglypta annulostriata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Plagioglypta : Plagioglypta annulostriata305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Neospirifer dunbari
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Neospirifer : Neospirifer dunbari305.9 - 303.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Hystriculina wabashensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Hystriculina : Hystriculina wabashensis305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Olethroblatta lineolata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Spiloblattinidae : Olethroblatta : Olethroblatta lineolata315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Hemimylacris bassleri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mylacridae : Hemimylacris : Hemimylacris bassleri315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Ambloblatta bassleri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Ambloblattidae : Ambloblatta : Ambloblatta bassleri315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Acoblatta argillacea
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Adeloblattidae : Acoblatta : Acoblatta argillacea315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Pachyblatta convexa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Gyroblattidae : Pachyblatta : Pachyblatta convexa315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Pachyblatta radiata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Gyroblattidae : Pachyblatta : Pachyblatta radiata315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Brachymylacris martini
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Hemimylacridae : Brachymylacris : Brachymylacris martini315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Cyphomylacris atrata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Orthomylacridae : Cyphomylacris : Cyphomylacris atrata315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Narkema alternatum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Cnemidolestodea : Cnemidolestidae : Narkema : Narkema alternatum315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Spaniodera simplex
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Protorthoptera : Miamia : Spaniodera simplex315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Cheliphlebia argillacea
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Protorthoptera : Cheliphlebia : Cheliphlebia argillacea315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Melanoblattula nigrescens
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Melanoblattula : Melanoblattula nigrescens315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Astartella vera
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astartella : Astartella vera305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Schizodus curtus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Schizodidae : Schizodus : Schizodus curtus305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Edmondia aspenwallensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Edmondiidae : Edmondia : Edmondia aspenwallensis303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Dunbarella striata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pterinopectinidae : Dunbarella : Dunbarella striata305.9 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_County,_Maryland
Wikidata ID:Q501236
GeoNames ID:4355939

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