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Sandusky County, Ohio, USAi
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White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Ohio, 1970s

White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
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White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Ohio, 1976

White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
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White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Ohio, 1975

White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
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White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Ohio, 1970s

White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
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White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Ohio, 1976

White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
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White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Ohio, 1975

White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
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White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Ohio, 1970s

White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
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White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Ohio, 1976

White Star Quarry, Gibsonburg, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Fremont16,297 (2017)
Bellevue8,005 (2017)
Clyde6,260 (2017)
Mount Carmel4,195 (2017)
Ballville2,976 (2017)
Gibsonburg2,564 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
54925
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54925:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Sandusky, Ohio, États-Unis
German:
Sandusky County, Ohio, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Sandusky, Ohio, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Сандаски, Огайо, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
桑達斯基縣, 俄亥俄州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Sandusky, Ohio, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Sandusky County, Ohio, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ساندسكي , أوهايو, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Sandusky konderria , Ohio
Bavarian:
Sandusky County, Ohio, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
সানডাস্কি কাউন্টি, ওহাইও, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Сандъский, Охайо, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Sandusky County, Ohio
Danish:
Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
Dutch:
Sandusky County, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان ساندوسکای، اوهایو, اوهایو, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Sanduskyn piirikunta, Ohio, Yhdysvallat
Georgian:
სანდასკის ოლქი, ოჰაიო, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז סנדסקי, אוהיו, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Sandusky megye, Ohio, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
サンダスキー郡, オハイオ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Sandusky Comitatus, Ohium, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Sandusky Gông, Ohio
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sandusky Kūn
Norwegian:
Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Sandusky, Ohio, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Sandusky, Ohio, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Sandusky, Ohio, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Sandusky, Ohio, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Sandusky County, Ohio, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Сандаски, Охајо, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Sandusky County, Ohio, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
Traditional Chinese:
桑達斯基縣, 俄亥俄州, 美國
Turkish:
Sandusky County, Ohio, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Сендаскі, Огайо, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
سینڈسکی کاؤنٹی، اوہائیو, اوہائیو, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Sandusky, Ohio, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Sandusky, Ohio, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
سانڈوسکی کاؤنٹی, اوہائیو, امریکہ


Sandusky County is a county in northwest Ohio. It was founded on April 1, 1820 and named after the Iroquois Native American word for “cold water”. The county seat is Fremont.

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13 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hexahydrite
Formula: Mg(H2O)6(SO4)
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘHexahydrite7.CB.25Mg(H2O)6(SO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

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ⓘ HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Equus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Platygonus compressus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Platygonus : Platygonus compressus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandusky_County,_Ohio
Wikidata ID:Q485543
GeoNames ID:5170698

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