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Dale Co., Alabama, USAi
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Dale Co.County
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ozark14,719 (2017)
Daleville5,141 (2017)
Fort Rucker4,636 (2011)
Midland City2,386 (2017)
Level Plains2,023 (2017)
Newton1,472 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Dale, Alabama, États-Unis
German:
Dale County, Alabama, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Dale, Alabama, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Дейл, Алабама, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
戴尔县, 亚拉巴马州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Dale, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Dale County, Alabama, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة دال, ألاباما, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Դեյլ շրջան, Ալաբամա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Dale konderria, Alabama
Bavarian:
Dale County, Alabama, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
দালে কাউন্টি, আলাবামা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Дейл, Алабама, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Dale County, Alabama
Czech:
Dale County, Alabama, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Dale County, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Dale'i maakond, Alabama, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان داله، آلاباما, آلاباما, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Dale megye, Alabama, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Dale County, Alabama, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Dale, Alabama, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
デイル郡, アラバマ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Dale County, Alabama, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Dale Gông, Alabama
Norwegian:
Dale County, Alabama, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Dale, Alabama, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Dale, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Dale, Alabama, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Дејл, Алабама, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Dale County, Alabama, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Dale County, Alabama, USA
Turkish:
Dale, Alabama, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Дейл, Алабама, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ڈیل کاؤنٹی، الاباما, الاباما, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Dale County, Alabama, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Quận Dale, Alabama, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Dale, Alabama, Estados Unidos


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'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull120
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull120
Gorceixite
Formula: BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Reference: Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Gorceixite8.BL.10BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
O GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
FeIron
Fe NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
BaBarium
Ba GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6

Fossils

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

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Occurrences157
Youngest Fossil Listed38.0 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed61.7 Ma (Paleocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Claiborne - Cook Mountain341.3 - 38 Ma (Eocene)
Wilcox - Hatchetigbee Bluff1556 - 47.8 Ma (Eocene)
Wilcox - Hatchetigbee Bluff - Bashi4056 - 47.8 Ma (Eocene)
Tuscahoma Sand - Bells Landing Marl758.7 - 55.8 Ma (Paleogene)
Wilcox - Tuscahoma - Bells Landing Marl1359.2 - 56 Ma (Paleocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cadulus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Gadilida : Gadilidae : Cadulus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Mesalia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Mesalia61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Natica
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Natica61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Polinices
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Polinices61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Sigatica
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Sigatica61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Turritella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella61.7 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Bonellitia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Bonellitia61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Caricella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Caricella61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Cyllene
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Cyllene61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Pseudoliva
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudolividae : Pseudoliva61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Raphitoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Raphitomidae : Raphitoma56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Turricula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : Turricula61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Turris
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Turris61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Athleta (Volutocorbis)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Athleta : Athleta (Volutocorbis)61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Retusa
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Retusidae : Retusa61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Architectonica
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectonicidae : Architectonica61.7 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Calorhadia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Calorhadia61.7 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Nucula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nucula61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Nuculana
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana61.7 - 38 Ma
Paleogene
Saccella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Saccella56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Barbatia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Cucullaria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Cucullaria56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Brachidontes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Brachidontes61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Chlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Crassostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Crassostrea61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Limaria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Limaria56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea59.2 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Pteria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Pteria61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Spondylus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Diplodonta
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Ungulinidae : Diplodonta61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Epilucina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Epilucina61.7 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Gari
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Psammobiidae : Gari56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Gari (Gobraeus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Psammobiidae : Gari : Gari (Gobraeus)56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Lirodiscus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Lirodiscus61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Nemocardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Nemocardium56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Pitar
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Pitar61.7 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Tellina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina61.7 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Venericardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia59.2 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Corbula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Corbula61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Pholas
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Pholadidae : Pholas61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Periploma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Periplomatidae : Periploma61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Chondrichthyes
class
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Rajiformes
order
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rajiformes58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Osteichthyes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Eophysema ozarkana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Eophysema : Eophysema ozarkana56 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Glycymeris idonea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris idonea61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Linga (Cavilinga) pomilia
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Linga : Linga (Cavilinga) pomilia56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Litorhadia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Litorhadia56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Miltha claibornensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Miltha : Miltha claibornensis41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Nucula (Nucula) ovula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : Nucula (Nucula) ovula56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Pseudoliva vetusta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Pseudoliva : Pseudoliva vetusta56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Spisula parilis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Spisula : Spisula parilis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Haimesiastraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Columastraeidae : Haimesiastraea59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Lirodiscus smithvillensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Lirodiscus : Lirodiscus smithvillensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Selachii
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Selachii59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Calyptraeidae : Trochita : Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Venericardia (Baluchicardia) greggiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Baluchicardia : Venericardia (Baluchicardia) greggiana59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Pitar (Pitar)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Pitar : Pitar (Pitar)56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Vokesula aldrichi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Vokesula : Vokesula aldrichi56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Odontogryphaea thirsae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Odontogryphaea : Odontogryphaea thirsae61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Euspira marylandica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Euspira : Euspira marylandica61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Crassatella aquiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Crassatella : Crassatella aquiana61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Crassatella tumidula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Crassatella : Crassatella tumidula59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Kapalmerella mortoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Kapalmerella : Kapalmerella mortoni59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Dentalium microstria
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium : Dentalium microstria56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Balanophyllia desmophyllum
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : Balanophyllia desmophyllum59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Madracis gregorioi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Madracis : Madracis gregorioi59.2 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Schedocardia hatchetigbeensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Schedocardia : Schedocardia hatchetigbeensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Acanthocardia (Schedocardia) tuomeyi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Acanthocardia : Acanthocardia (Schedocardia) tuomeyi61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Ostrea (Ostrea) arrosis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea (Ostrea) arrosis61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Calorhadia (Calorhadia) pharcida
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Calorhadia : Calorhadia (Calorhadia) pharcida56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Hadralucina augustana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Hadralucina : Hadralucina augustana56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Venericardia (Venericor) nanaplata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericardia (Venericor) nanaplata61.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Venericardia (Venericor) bashiplata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericardia (Venericor) bashiplata56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Venericardia (Venericor) horatiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericardia (Venericor) horatiana56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithii58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
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