Birmingham Mining District, Jefferson Co., Alabama, USAi
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Birmingham Mining District | Mining District |
Jefferson Co. | County |
Alabama | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 86° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~43km
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
26 km stretch along Red Mountain between Birmingham and Bessemer. Red Mountain formation (three major ore beds: Ida, Big Seam, Irondale).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333 |
β 'Apatite var. Collophane' Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333 |
β Chamosite Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333 |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Chamosite | 9.EC.55 | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β | 'var. Collophane' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
H | β Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Localities in this Region
- Alabama
- Jefferson Co.
- Alabama
- Jefferson Co.
- Birmingham Mining District
- Jefferson Co.
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Birmingham Mining District, Jefferson Co., Alabama, USA