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Cherokee County, Alabama, USAi
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Centre3,570 (2017)
Cedar Bluff1,802 (2017)
Leesburg1,014 (2017)
Sand Rock558 (2017)
Spring Garden238 (2011)
Broomtown182 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
65511
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65511:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Cherokee, Alabama, États-Unis
German:
Cherokee County, Alabama, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Cherokee, Alabama, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Чероки, Алабама, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
切羅基縣, 亚拉巴马州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Cherokee, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Cherokee County, Alabama, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة شيروكي, ألاباما, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Չերոկի շրջան, Ալաբամա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Cherokee konderria, Alabama
Bavarian:
Cherokee County, Alabama, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
চেরোকি কাউন্টি, আলাবামা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Чероки, Алабама, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Cherokee County, Alabama
Czech:
Cherokee County, Alabama, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Cherokee County, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Cherokee maakond, Alabama, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان چروکی، آلاباما, آلاباما, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Cherokee megye, Alabama, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
County Cherokee, Alabama, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Cherokee, Alabama, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
チェロキー郡, アラバマ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Macedonian:
Чироки, Алабама, Соединети Американски Држави
Malay:
County Cherokee, Alabama, Amerika Syarikat
Min Dong Chinese:
Cherokee Gông, Alabama
Norwegian:
Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Cherokee, Alabama, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Cherokee, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Cherokee, Alabama, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Чероки, Алабама, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Cherokee County, Alabama, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Turkish:
Cherokee County, Alabama, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Черокі, Алабама, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
چروکی کاؤنٹی، الاباما, الاباما, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Cherokee, Alabama, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Cherokee, Alabama, Estados Unidos


Cherokee County, Alabama is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its county seat is Centre. The county is named for the Cherokee tribe.

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34 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Beraunite
Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Description: IMA nomenclature revision re-instated eleonorite as the ferric dominant member of the group (2015), but in 2021, eleonorite was discredited as a species for being identical to beraunite.
ⓘ Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Churchite-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4) · 2H2O
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Dufrénite
Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Habit: prismatic
Colour: dark brown, black
Description: As fracture coatings and fillings several cm wide in shaly iron ore
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Fluorwavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Gorceixite
Formula: BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ⓘ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Kidwellite
Formula: NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Description: As pseudomorphs after beraunite or as tiny crystals on strengite
ⓘ 'Laubmannite (of Moore)'
Formula: (Fe3+,Fe2+,M)8+x(OH,H2O)9(H2O)2(PO4)5, M = Fe3+, Cu2+ or other metal cation, x ~ 0.1.
Description: The material originally reported as "Laubmannite" showed to consist of an intimate mixture of finely fibrous dufrenite and kidwellite which give an x-ray diffractometer pattern easily confused with laubmannite (Barwood & Hajek 1978)
ⓘ Leucophosphite
Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
ⓘ Lithiophorite
Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
ⓘ Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
ⓘ Natrodufrénite
Formula: NaFe3+Fe3+5(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Hyalite
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Phosphosiderite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rockbridgeite
Formula: (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Description: Dark brown to black radially fibrous hemispheres found on the dumps are weathered mixtures of rockbridgeite and goethite (Barwood & Hajek 1979)
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Tinticite
Formula: Fe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 3H2O
ⓘ Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Wad'
ⓘ 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 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Hyalite4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘHollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘManganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
ⓘGibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
ⓘLithiophorite4.FE.25(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘRockbridgeite8.BC.10(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
ⓘGorceixite8.BL.10BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘPhosphosiderite8.CD.05FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘStrengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘVariscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
ⓘChurchite-(Y)8.CJ.50Y(PO4) · 2H2O
ⓘBeraunite8.DC.27Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
ⓘTinticite8.DC.32Fe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 3H2O
ⓘCacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
ⓘWavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
ⓘFluorwavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
ⓘ'Laubmannite (of Moore)'8.DD.40(Fe3+,Fe2+,M)8+x(OH,H2O)9(H2O)2(PO4)5, M = Fe3+, Cu2+ or other metal cation, x ~ 0.1.
ⓘLeucophosphite8.DH.10KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
ⓘDufrénite8.DK.15Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
ⓘNatrodufrénite8.DK.15NaFe3+Fe3+5(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2
ⓘKidwellite8.DK.20NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAllophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-
ⓘ'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Hⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Hⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Hⓘ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
Hⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Hⓘ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Hⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Hⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Hⓘ NatrodufréniteNaFe3+Fe53+(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Hⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ TinticiteFe33+(PO4)2(OH)3 · 3H2O
Hⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Hⓘ Laubmannite (of Moore)(Fe3+,Fe2+,M)8+x(OH,H2O)9(H2O)2(PO4)5, M = Fe3+, Cu2+ or other metal cation, x ~ 0.1.
Hⓘ Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
LiLithium
Liⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Oⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Oⓘ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Oⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Oⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oⓘ NatrodufréniteNaFe3+Fe53+(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ TinticiteFe33+(PO4)2(OH)3 · 3H2O
Oⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Oⓘ Laubmannite (of Moore)(Fe3+,Fe2+,M)8+x(OH,H2O)9(H2O)2(PO4)5, M = Fe3+, Cu2+ or other metal cation, x ~ 0.1.
Oⓘ Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Naⓘ NatrodufréniteNaFe3+Fe53+(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Alⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Alⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alⓘ GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Alⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Alⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Alⓘ FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Pⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Pⓘ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
Pⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Pⓘ GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pⓘ KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Pⓘ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Pⓘ NatrodufréniteNaFe3+Fe53+(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2
Pⓘ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pⓘ Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Pⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pⓘ TinticiteFe33+(PO4)2(OH)3 · 3H2O
Pⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Pⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Pⓘ Laubmannite (of Moore)(Fe3+,Fe2+,M)8+x(OH,H2O)9(H2O)2(PO4)5, M = Fe3+, Cu2+ or other metal cation, x ~ 0.1.
Pⓘ FluorwavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Mnⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Feⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Feⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Feⓘ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Feⓘ NatrodufréniteNaFe3+Fe53+(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2
Feⓘ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Feⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ TinticiteFe33+(PO4)2(OH)3 · 3H2O
Feⓘ Laubmannite (of Moore)(Fe3+,Fe2+,M)8+x(OH,H2O)9(H2O)2(PO4)5, M = Fe3+, Cu2+ or other metal cation, x ~ 0.1.
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Laubmannite (of Moore)(Fe3+,Fe2+,M)8+x(OH,H2O)9(H2O)2(PO4)5, M = Fe3+, Cu2+ or other metal cation, x ~ 0.1.
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
YYttrium
Yⓘ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Baⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed485 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed501 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Copper Ridge Dolomite1501 - 485.4 Ma (Cambrian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cloudia buttsi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Cyrtonellida : Cyrtolitidae : Cloudia : Cloudia buttsi501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
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Wikidata ID:Q108832
GeoNames ID:4054880

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