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Macon County, Alabama, USAi
Regional Level Types
Macon CountyCounty
AlabamaState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Russell County, Alabama, USA
Lee County, Alabama, USA
Bullock County, Alabama, USA
Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
Elmore County, Alabama, USA
Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tuskegee8,817 (2017)
Notasulga856 (2017)
Shorter429 (2017)
Woodland202 (2010)
Franklin132 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
65602
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65602:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Comté de Macon, Alabama, États-Unis
German:
Macon County, Alabama, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Macon, Alabama, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Мейкон, Алабама, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
梅肯县, 亚拉巴马州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Macon, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Macon County, Alabama, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ماكون, ألاباما, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Մեյկոն շրջան, Ալաբամա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Macon konderria, Alabama
Bavarian:
Macon County, Alabama, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
মাকোন কাউন্টি, আলাবামা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Мейкън, Алабама, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Macon County, Alabama
Dutch:
Macon County, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان مکون، آلاباما, آلاباما, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Macon megye, Alabama, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
County Macon, Alabama, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Macon, Alabama, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
メイコン郡, アラバマ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Macon County, Alabama, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Macon Gông, Alabama
Norwegian:
Macon County, Alabama, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Macon, Alabama, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Macon, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Macon, Alabama, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Мејкон, Алабама, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Macon County, Alabama, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Macon County, Alabama, USA
Turkish:
Macon County, Alabama, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Мейкон, Алабама, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ماکون کاؤنٹی، الاباما, الاباما, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Macon, Alabama, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Macon, Alabama, Estados Unidos


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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘCrandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

Fossils

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

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed86.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Cooper138 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Eutaw783.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Exogyra
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pycnodonte (Phygraea) wratheri
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte : Pycnodonte (Phygraea) wratheri86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Flemingostrea cretacea
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Flemingostrea : Flemingostrea cretacea86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Periarchus kewi
species		Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Protoscutellidae : Periarchus : Periarchus kewi38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macon_County,_Alabama
Wikidata ID:Q502777
GeoNames ID:4074246

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