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St. Clair Co., Alabama, USAi
Regional Level Types
St. Clair Co.County
AlabamaState
USACountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Pell City13,646 (2017)
Moody12,593 (2017)
Margaret4,554 (2017)
Springville4,198 (2017)
Argo4,071 (2017)
Odenville3,695 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Saint Clair, Alabama, États-Unis
German:
St. Clair County, Alabama, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di St. Clair, Alabama, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Сент-Клэр, Алабама, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
圣克莱尔县, 亚拉巴马州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de St. Clair, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
مقاطعة سانت كلير, ألاباما, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Սենտ-Կլեր շրջան, Ալաբամա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
St. Clair konderria, Alabama
Bavarian:
St. Clair County, Alabama, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
সেইন্ট ক্লেয়ার কাউন্টি, আলাবামা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Сейнт Клеър, Алабама, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Saint Clair County, Alabama
Dutch:
St. Clair County, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
St. Clairi maakond, Alabama, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان سنت کلیر، آلاباما, آلاباما, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
St. Clair megye, Alabama, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
County St. Clair, Alabama, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae St. Clair, Alabama, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
セントクレア郡, アラバマ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
St. Clair County, Alabama, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
St. Clair Gông, Alabama
Norwegian:
St. Clair County, Alabama, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo St. Clair, Alabama, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de St. Clair, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Saint Clair, Alabama, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Сент Клер, Алабама, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
St. Clair County, Alabama, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
St. Clair County, Alabama, USA
Turkish:
St. Clair County, Alabama, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Сент-Клер, Алабама, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
سینٹ کلیر کاؤنٹی، الاباما, الاباما, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận St. Clair, Alabama, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han St. Clair, Alabama, Estados Unidos


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14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Reference: Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: Adams, G.I., and W.B. Jones (1940), Barite deposits of Alabama, Alabama Geol. Survey Bull. 45; Brobst, D.A. (1958), Barite Resources of the United States, USGS Bull. 1072-B: 106 (Table 10).
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull120
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Diamond
Formula: C
Colour: greenish
Description: 2.41 carat stone
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull120
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull120
Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
'Limonite'
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Rockbridgeite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Diamond1.CB.10aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Rockbridgeite8.BC.10Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GibbsiteAl(OH)3
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H RockbridgeiteFe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C DiamondC
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O GibbsiteAl(OH)3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O RockbridgeiteFe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
FFluorine
F WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
AlAluminium
Al GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
PPhosphorus
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P RockbridgeiteFe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe RockbridgeiteFe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences13
Youngest Fossil Listed450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed479 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Little Oak1460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Lenoir - Mosheim6468.1 - 460.9 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Odenville6478.6 - 471.8 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Lophospira perangulata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Lophospira : Lophospira perangulata468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Lophospira selecta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Lophospira : Lophospira selecta468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Straparollina cassina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Straparollinidae : Straparollina : Straparollina cassina468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Ectomaria adventa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Ectomaria : Ectomaria adventa468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Catoraphiceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Protocycloceratidae : Catoraphiceras478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Onychoceras australe
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hammatoceratidae : Onychoceras : Onychoceras australe478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Buttsoceras adamsi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Dissidocerida : Troedssonellidae : Buttsoceras : Buttsoceras adamsi478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Buttsoceras odenvillense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Troedssonellidae : Buttsoceras : Buttsoceras odenvillense478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Protocycloceras odenvillense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Protocycloceras : Protocycloceras odenvillense478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Lophospira superba
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Lophospira : Lophospira superba468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Zygospira matutina
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Zygospira : Zygospira matutina460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Taffia planoconvexa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Taffiidae : Taffia : Taffia planoconvexa478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Clair_County,_Alabama
Wikidata ID:Q503451
GeoNames ID:4087481

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