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Roanoke (City), Virginia, USAi
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Goethite

Rorer Mine, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
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Goethite

Rorer Mine, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
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Goethite

Rorer Mine, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Salem (City), Virginia, USA
Type:
Independent City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Roanoke99,897 (2017)
Cedar Bluff1,057 (2006)
Villa Heights827 (2006)
Mindat Locality ID:
254307
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:254307:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Roanoke, Virginie, États-Unis
German:
Roanoke, Virginia, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Roanoke, Virginia, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Роанок, Виргиния, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
羅阿諾克, 弗吉尼亚州, 美国
Spanish:
Roanoke, Virginia, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Roanoke, Virginia, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Anglo-Saxon:
Rōƿrenoc, Virginia, Geānedu Rīcu American
Arabic:
روانوك, فرجينيا, الولايات المتحدة
Bavarian:
Roanoke, Virginia, Vaoanigte Stootn
Belarusian:
Роанак, Вірджынія, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Bengali:
রোয়ানুক, ভার্জিনিয়া, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র
Breton:
Roanoke, Virginia, Stadoù-Unanet Amerika
Cebuano:
Roanoke , Virginia
Czech:
Roanoke, Virginie, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Dutch:
Roanoke, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Roanoke, Virginia, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
رونوک، ویرجینیا, ویرجینیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Roanoke, Virginia, Yhdysvallat
Greek:
Ρόανοκ, Βιρτζίνια, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Gujarati:
રોઅનૉક, યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ ઓફ અમેરિકા
Haitian:
Roanoke, Vijini, Etazini
Hebrew:
רואנוק, וירג'יניה, ארצות הברית
Hindi:
रोआनोक, वर्जीनिया, संयुक्त राज्य
Hungarian:
Roanoke, Virginia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Roanoke, Virginia, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Roanoke, Virginia, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ロアノーク, バージニア州, アメリカ合衆国
Kannada:
ರೊನೊಕೆ, ವರ್ಜೀನಿಯ, ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Korean:
로어노크, 버지니아주, 미국
Latvian:
Roanoke, Virdžīnija, Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
Lithuanian:
Roanoukas, Virdžinija, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Low Saxon/Low German:
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Luxembourgish:
Roanoke, Virginia, Vereenegt Staate vun Amerika
Malagasy:
Roanoke, Virjinia, Etazonia
Malay:
Roanoke, Virginia, Amerika Syarikat
Marathi:
रोआनोक, व्हर्जिनिया, अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने
Nauruan:
Roanoke, Virginia, Eben Merika
Norwegian:
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Polish:
Roanoke, Wirginia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Roanoke, Virgínia, Estados Unidos
Scots:
Roanoke, Virginie
Scottish Gaelic:
Roanoke, Virginia, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Роанок, Вирџинија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Roanoke, Virginia, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Sinhalese:
රෝනොකේ, එක්සත් ජනපදය
Slovak:
Roanoke, Virgínia, Spojené štáty
Slovenian:
Roanoke, Virginija, Združene države Amerike
Swedish:
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Tagalog:
Roanoke, Virginia, Estados Unidos
Tamil:
ரோநோக், வர்ஜீனியா, அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு
Telugu:
రానొకే, వర్జీనియా, అమెరికా సంయుక్త రాష్ట్రాలు
Thai:
โรอาโนก, รัฐเวอร์จิเนีย, ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
Traditional Chinese:
羅阿諾克, 維珍尼亞州, 美國
Turkish:
Roanoke, Virginia, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Роанок, Вірджинія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
روانوک، ورجینیا, ورجینیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Roanoke, Virginia, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Roanoke, Virginia, Lamerikän
Waray:
Roanoke, Virginia, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Roanoke, Virginia, Unol Daleithiau America


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7 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Fluorwavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘWavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
ⓘFluorwavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Hⓘ FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Oⓘ FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Alⓘ FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Pⓘ FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed485 Ma (Cambrian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Levisoceras ellipticum
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Levisoceras : Levisoceras ellipticum485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Levisoceras instabile
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Levisoceras : Levisoceras instabile485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke,_Virginia
Wikidata ID:Q501796
GeoNames ID:4782167

Localities in this Region

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