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Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USAi
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Galena3,299 (2017)
Stockton1,792 (2017)
East Dubuque1,658 (2017)
Warren1,376 (2017)
The Galena Territory1,058 (2017)
Hanover814 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
24164
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24164:6
GUID (UUID V4):
656648a4-eb7b-4c26-a812-2fab1f84a3b3
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Jo Daviess, Illinois, États-Unis
German:
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Jo Daviess, Illinois, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Джо-Дейвисс, Иллинойс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
喬戴維斯縣, 伊利诺伊州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Jo Daviess, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة جو دافيس, إلينوي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ջո Դեվիես շրջան, Իլինոյս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Jo Daviess konderria, Illinois
Bavarian:
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
জো ডেভিস কাউন্টি, ইলিনয়স, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Джо Дейвис, Илинойс, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Dutch:
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان جو دویس، ایلینوی, ایلینوی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Jo Daviess megye, Illinois, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ジョーデイビース郡, イリノイ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Jo Daviess Comitatus, Illinoesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Jo Daviess Gông, Illinois
Norwegian:
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Jo Daviess, Illinois, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Jo Daviess, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Jo Daviess, Illinois, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Џо Дејвис, Илиноис, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
Turkish:
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Джо-Дейвісс, Іллінойс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
جو ڈیویس کاؤنٹی، الینوائے, الینوائے, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Jo Daviess, Illinois, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Jo Daviess, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Unol Daleithiau America
Western Punjabi:
جو ڈیوس کاؤنٹی, الینوۓ, امریکہ


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23 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 34 localities in this region.
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Clay minerals'
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Description: Mg-rich Chrome Diopside (Fs3)
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Localities: Reported from at least 33 localities in this region.
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Description: Ferrosilite composition of orthopyroxene — Fs6
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Description: Forsteritic Olivine contains minor Fayalite component (Fa4)
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 27 localities in this region.
Graphite
Formula: C
Haxonite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)23C6
Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: Displays Neumann bands and lightly decorated subboundaries (Buchwald, 1975).
Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: Displays Neumann bands and lightly decorated subboundaries (Buchwald, 1975).
Iron var. Martensite
Formula: Fe
'Limonite'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Millerite
Formula: NiS
'Plessite'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 32 localities in this region.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 32 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Agate
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 37 localities in this region.
Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: As an infill cementing the silicate grains (Buchwald, 1975).
'UM1995-34-SO:Fe'
Formula: FeS2O3
'UM1995-35-SO:FePb'
Formula: Fe3PbS6O14
Whitlockite ?
Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Description: Merrillite is today the preferred term for anhydrous extraterrestrial Ca-phosphate, but whitlockite was the preferred term for both the terrestrial and extraterrestrial anhydrous phosphate at the date of publication.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Haxonite1.BA.10(Fe,Ni)23C6
Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
var. Martensite1.AE.05Fe
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Agate4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Whitlockite ?8.AC.45Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Clay minerals'-
'Limonite'-
'Plessite'-
'UM1995-34-SO:Fe'-FeS2O3
'UM1995-35-SO:FePb'-Fe3PbS6O14

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C CerussitePbCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C GraphiteC
C Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O CerussitePbCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O BaryteBaSO4
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O ForsteriteMg2SiO4
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O UM1995-34-SO:FeFeS2O3
O UM1995-35-SO:FePbFe3PbS6O14
O WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mg WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
PPhosphorus
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
P WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S MilleriteNiS
S SphaleriteZnS
S PyriteFeS2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S TroiliteFeS
S UM1995-34-SO:FeFeS2O3
S UM1995-35-SO:FePbFe3PbS6O14
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6
Fe Iron var. MartensiteFe
Fe UM1995-34-SO:FeFeS2O3
Fe UM1995-35-SO:FePbFe3PbS6O14
Fe IronFe
NiNickel
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Ni Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb UM1995-35-SO:FePbFe3PbS6O14

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences72
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Mosalem23443.4 - 433.4 Ma (Silurian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Stromatoporoidea
class
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Metaconularia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Scyphozoa : Metaconularia443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Sphenothallus
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Scyphozoa : Sphenothallus443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Favosites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Favosites443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Halysites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Halysites443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Syringopora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Syringopora443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Rugosa
subclass
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Rugosa443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Lecathylus
genus
Animalia : Sipuncula : Lecathylus443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Protoscolex
genus
Animalia : Palaeoscolecida : Protoscolex443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Platyceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Platyceras443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Trilobita
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita449.5 - 440.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Stenopareia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Stenopareia443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Lichas
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Lichas443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Otarion
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Aulacopleuridae : Otarion443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Thebanaspis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Thebanaspis443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Calymene
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Calymene443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Curriella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Curriella443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa449.5 - 440.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Brachiopoda
phylum
Animalia : Brachiopoda449.5 - 440.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Orthida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida449.5 - 440.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Hesperorthis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Hesperorthidae : Hesperorthis449.5 - 440.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Strophomenida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Leptaena
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Rhynchonellida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Plectatrypa
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Plectatrypa443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Protatrypa
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Protatrypa449.5 - 440.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Pyrgocystis
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Edrioasteroidea : Pyrgocystidae : Pyrgocystis449.5 - 438.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Sievertsia
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Cyclocystoidea : Cyclocystoididae : Sievertsia443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Mitrata
order
Animalia : Echinodermata : Stylophora : Mitrata443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Diamphidiocystis
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Stylophora : Mitrata : Diamphidiocystis449.5 - 440.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Disparida
unranked clade
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Disparida443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Calceocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Calceocrinidae : Calceocrinus443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Eohalysiocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Eohalysiocrinus443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Myelodactylus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Myelodactylidae : Myelodactylus443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Kanabinocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Kanabinocrinus443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Bothriocidaroida
order
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Bothriocidaroida443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Dendroidea
order
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Dendroidea443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Diplograptus
genus
Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Diplograptidae : Diplograptus443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Arvicola
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Arvicola2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bison antiquus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bison : Bison antiquus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bison latifrons
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bison : Bison latifrons2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Megalonyx jeffersonii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Megalonychidae : Megalonyx : Megalonyx jeffersonii2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Geomys bursarius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Geomys : Geomys bursarius2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Marmota monax
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Marmota : Marmota monax2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Platygonus compressus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Platygonus : Platygonus compressus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Procyon lotor
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Procyon : Procyon lotor2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Plantae
kingdom
Plantae443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Dalmanellidae
family
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Encrinuridae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Exallaspis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : Exallaspis443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Astraeospongium
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Heteractinida : Octactinellida : Astraeospongiidae : Astraeospongium443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Anomodon snyderi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Talpidae : Anomodon : Anomodon snyderi2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lingula cuneata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingula : Lingula cuneata443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Sylvilagus floridanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Sylvilagus : Sylvilagus floridanus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bumastinae
subfamily
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Bumastinae443.4 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Inadunata
infraclass
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Inadunata449.5 - 440.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Calceocrinidae
family
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Calceocrinidae449.5 - 440.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Leptaena rhomboidalis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena : Leptaena rhomboidalis443.4 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
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Wikidata ID:Q486530
GeoNames ID:4897897

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