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Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USAi
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View of the Uniontown coal mining area, in 1950.

Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Frick Mine underground coal mining scenes, in 1938.

Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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View of the Connellsville coal mining area, in 1906.

Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
08452110017272269711754.jpg
View of the Uniontown coal mining area, in 1950.

Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
04898940017272269723852.jpg
Frick Mine underground coal mining scenes, in 1938.

Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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View of the Connellsville coal mining area, in 1906.

Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
08452110017272269711754.jpg
View of the Uniontown coal mining area, in 1950.

Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Frick Mine underground coal mining scenes, in 1938.

Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Preston County, West Virginia, USA
Garrett County, Maryland, USA
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Uniontown9,990 (2017)
Connellsville7,515 (2017)
Masontown3,399 (2017)
Luzerne2,772 (2017)
Leith-Hatfield2,546 (2017)
Oliver2,535 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
156392
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:156392:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Fayette, Pennsylvanie, États-Unis
German:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Fayette, Pennsylvania, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Фейетт, Пенсильвания, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
费耶特县 , 宾夕法尼亚州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Fayette, Pensilvania, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة فاييت, بنسيلفانيا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ֆայետ շրջան, Փենսիլվանիա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Fayette konderria , Pennsylvania
Bavarian:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ফায়েত কাউন্টি, পেনসিলভানিয়া, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Файет, Пенсилвания, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Cornish:
Konteth Fayette, Pennsylvani, Statys Unys
Dutch:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان فایت، پنسیلوانیا, پنسیلوانیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ფაიეტის ოლქი, პენსილვანია, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז פאייט, פנסילבניה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Fayette megye, Pennsylvania, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Fayette, Pennsylvania, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ファイエット郡, ペンシルベニア州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Fayette Comitatus, Pennsilvania, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Fayette Gông, Pennsylvania
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Fayette Kūn
Norwegian:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Fayette, Pensylwania, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Fayette, Pensilvânia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Fayette, Pennsylvania, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Fayette, Pennsylvania, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Фејет , Пенсилванија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Traditional Chinese:
費耶特縣, 賓夕凡尼亞州, 美國
Turkish:
Fayette İlçesi, Pensilvanya, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Фаєтт, Пенсильванія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
فائیٹ کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا, پنسلوانیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Fayette, Pennsylvania, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Fayette, Pennsylvania, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
فایٹ کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا, پنسلوانیا, امریکہ


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Mineral List

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26 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Brookite
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Isoferroplatinum
Formula: Pt3Fe
ⓘ 'Leucoxene'
ⓘ Magnesiochromite
Formula: MgCr2O4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: (anthropogenic from eroded slags? -as is the case in the Beaver River alluvials in East Moravia)
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Am Min 69:30-40
ⓘ Priderite
Formula: K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing Pyrope
Formula: Mg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
References:
Am Min 69:30-40
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘIsoferroplatinum1.AG.35Pt3Fe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘBrookite4.DD.10TiO2
ⓘPriderite4.DK.05bK(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘXenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘvar. Chromium-bearing Pyrope9.AD.25Mg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Leucoxene'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Oⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing PyropeMg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mgⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing PyropeMg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing PyropeMg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing PyropeMg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Tiⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Crⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Crⓘ Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing PyropeMg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
YYttrium
Yⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed290 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed383 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Dunkard - Greene - middle1295.5 - 290.1 Ma (Permian)
Chemung2382.7 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Diploceraspis
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Diplocaulidae : Diploceraspis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Archaeopteris
genus		Plantae : Aneurophytophyta : Archaeopteridopsida : Archaeopteridales : Archaeopteridaceae : Archaeopteris382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayette_County,_Pennsylvania
Wikidata ID:Q488683
GeoNames ID:5189414

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References

Fergusson, William B. and Prather, Bruce A.,(1968) Salt Deposits in the Salina Group in Pennsylvania : Mineral Resources Report M58
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