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Limestone Co., Alabama, USAi
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Limestone Co.County
AlabamaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Athens24,966 (2017)
Elkmont466 (2017)
Lester121 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Limestone, Alabama, États-Unis
German:
Limestone County, Alabama, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Limestone, Alabama, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Лаймстоун, Алабама, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
莱姆斯通县, 亚拉巴马州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Limestone, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Limestone County, Alabama, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ليمستون, ألاباما, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Լայմստոուն շրջան, Ալաբամա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Limestone konderria, Alabama
Bavarian:
Limestone County, Alabama, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
লাইমস্টোন কাউন্টি, আলাবামা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Лаймстоун, Алабама, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Limestone County, Alabama
Dutch:
Limestone County, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Limestone'i maakond, Alabama, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان لایمستون، آلاباما, آلاباما, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Limestone megye, Alabama, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
County Limestone, Alabama, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Limestone, Alabama, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ライムストーン郡, アラバマ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Limestone County, Alabama, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Limestone Gông, Alabama
Norwegian:
Limestone County, Alabama, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Limestone, Alabama, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Limestone, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Limestone, Alabama, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Лајмстоун, Алабама, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Limestone County, Alabama, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Limestone County, Alabama, USA
Turkish:
Limestone County, Alabama, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Лаймстоун, Алабама, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
لائمسٹون کاؤنٹی، الاباما, الاباما, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Limestone, Alabama, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Limestone, Alabama, Estados Unidos


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12 valid minerals.

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'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
'Apatite var. Collophane'
Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull120
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull120
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Composition of olivine (Fa30.7) determined by Rubin similar to earlier finding of (Fa31) by Mason & Wiik,1963.
Reference: Graham, A. L., Bevan, A. W. R. & Hutchison, B. (1985) Catalogue of Meteorites (4/e). University of Arizona Press: Tucson. ; Rubin, A. (1990) Olivine & Kamacite in Ordinary Chondrites: Intergroup and Intragroup relationships. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 54: 1217-1230.
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull120
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull120
Iron
Formula: Fe
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.; Rubin, A. (1990) Olivine & Kamacite in Ordinary Chondrites: Intergroup and Intragroup relationships. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 54: 1217-1230.
Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.; Rubin, A. (1990) Olivine & Kamacite in Ordinary Chondrites: Intergroup and Intragroup relationships. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 54: 1217-1230.
Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
Niter
Formula: KNO3
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Frank C. Schrader.,Ralph W. Stone and Samuel Sanford (1917) Useful Minerals pf the United States ; USGS Bulletin 624
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Reference: Graham, A. L., Bevan, A. W. R. & Hutchison, B. (1985) Catalogue of Meteorites (4/e). University of Arizona Press: Tucson.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Isocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Niter5.NA.10KNO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'var. Collophane'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
NNitrogen
N NiterKNO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O NiterKNO3
O QuartzSiO2
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
S TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K NiterKNO3
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe IronFe
NiNickel
Ni Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
CuCopper
Cu IsocubaniteCuFe2S3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limestone_County,_Alabama
Wikidata ID:Q501108
GeoNames ID:4072707

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