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Etowah County, Alabama, USAi
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Etowah CountyCounty
AlabamaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Gadsden36,084 (2017)
Rainbow City9,580 (2017)
Southside8,572 (2017)
Attalla5,899 (2017)
Glencoe5,153 (2017)
Hokes Bluff4,301 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
65582
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65582:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté d'Etowah, Alabama, États-Unis
German:
Etowah County, Alabama, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Etowah, Alabama, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Этова, Алабама, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
埃托瓦县, 亚拉巴马州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Etowah, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Etowah County, Alabama, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة إيتوا, ألاباما, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Էտովա շրջան, Ալաբամա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Etowah konderria, Alabama
Bavarian:
Etowah County, Alabama, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
এটৱা কাউন্টি, আলাবামা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Етоуа, Алабама, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Etowah County, Alabama
Czech:
Etowah County, Alabama, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Etowah County, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Etowah' maakond, Alabama, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان اتوواه، آلاباما, آلاباما, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Etowah megye, Alabama, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
County Etowah, Alabama, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Etowah, Alabama, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
エトワ郡, アラバマ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Etowah County, Alabama, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Etowah Gông, Alabama
Norwegian:
Etowah County, Alabama, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Etowah, Alabama, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Etowah, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Etowah, Alabama, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Етово, Алабама, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Etowah County, Alabama, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Etowah County, Alabama, USA
Turkish:
Etowah County, Alabama, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Етова, Алабама, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ایتواہ کاؤنٹی، الاباما, الاباما, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Etowah County, Alabama, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Quận Etowah, Alabama, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Etowah, Alabama, Estados Unidos


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8 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 25 localities in this region.
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
ⓘ 'Ochre'
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Wad'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘManganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-
ⓘ'Wad'-
ⓘ'Ochre'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
MnManganese
Mnⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 13 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences13
Youngest Fossil Listed323 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed497 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Bangor Limestone1330.9 - 318.1 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fort Payne Chert2345.3 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Sphaeriella
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Sphaeriella345.3 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Pseudagnostus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Diplagnostidae : Pseudagnostus497 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Aphelaspis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Aphelaspididae : Aphelaspis497 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Blountia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Blountia497 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Opisthotreta
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Opisthotreta497 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Pentremites
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Pentremitidae : Pentremites330.9 - 323.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Haplistion armstrongi
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Spirosclerophorida : Haplistiidae : Haplistion : Haplistion armstrongi345.3 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Innitagnostus inexpectans
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Innitagnostus : Innitagnostus inexpectans497 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Glyptagnostus reticulatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Glyptagnostus : Glyptagnostus reticulatus497 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Aspidagnostus rugosus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Clavagnostidae : Aspidagnostus : Aspidagnostus rugosus497 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Aphelaspis buttsi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Olenida : Aphelaspididae : Aphelaspis : Aphelaspis buttsi497 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etowah_County,_Alabama
Wikidata ID:Q493951
GeoNames ID:4060938

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