Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Smoky Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Gypsum var. Alabaster	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ		7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Rockbridgeite	8.BC.10	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₅
ⓘ	Strengite	8.CD.10	FePO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Beraunite	8.DC.27	Fe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Cacoxenite	8.DC.40	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂ · 75H₂O
ⓘ	Evansite	8.DF.10	Al₃(PO₄)(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Halloysite	9.ED.10	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Ochre'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Beraunite	Fe₆³⁺(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Cacoxenite	Fe₂₄³⁺AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂ · 75H₂O
H	ⓘ Evansite	Al₃(PO₄)(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe₃³⁺(PO₄)₃(OH)₅
H	ⓘ Strengite	FePO₄ · 2H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Diamond	C
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Beraunite	Fe₆³⁺(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Cacoxenite	Fe₂₄³⁺AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂ · 75H₂O
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Evansite	Al₃(PO₄)(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe₃³⁺(PO₄)₃(OH)₅
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Strengite	FePO₄ · 2H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Cacoxenite	Fe₂₄³⁺AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂ · 75H₂O
Al	ⓘ Evansite	Al₃(PO₄)(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
Al	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz	SiO₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Beraunite	Fe₆³⁺(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄ · 6H₂O
P	ⓘ Cacoxenite	Fe₂₄³⁺AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂ · 75H₂O
P	ⓘ Evansite	Al₃(PO₄)(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
P	ⓘ Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe₃³⁺(PO₄)₃(OH)₅
P	ⓘ Strengite	FePO₄ · 2H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Beraunite	Fe₆³⁺(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄ · 6H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Cacoxenite	Fe₂₄³⁺AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂ · 75H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe₃³⁺(PO₄)₃(OH)₅
Fe	ⓘ Strengite	FePO₄ · 2H₂O
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄

Fossils

There are 11 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)

Oldest Fossil Listed

501 Ma (Cambrian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Little Oak	11	460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Newala	2	477.7 - 470 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Odenville	5	478.6 - 471.8 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Longview	1	485.4 - 478.6 Ma (Paleozoic)
Copper Ridge	2	501 - 485.4 Ma (Cambrian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Maclurites genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Maclureadae : *Maclurites*	468.1 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician
Shelbyoceras buttsi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Kiringellida : Hypseloconidae : Shelbyoceras : *Shelbyoceras buttsi*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Eopteria conocardiformis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Eopteriidae : Eopteria : *Eopteria conocardiformis*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Alaskadiscus subacutus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Temnodiscidae : Alaskodiscus : *Alaskadiscus subacutus*	468.1 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician
Clathrospira euconica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Eotomariidae : Clathrospira : *Clathrospira euconica*	468.1 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician
Raphistoma pelhamensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Raphistomatidae : Raphistoma : *Raphistoma pelhamensis*	468.1 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician
Tetranota obsoleta species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bucaniidae : Tetranota : *Tetranota obsoleta*	468.1 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician
Campbelloceras brevicameratum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Tarphyceratidae : Campbelloceras : *Campbelloceras brevicameratum*	477.7 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Endocycloceras perannulatum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Protocycloceratidae : Endocycloceras : *Endocycloceras perannulatum*	485.4 - 471.8 Ma Paleozoic
Monogonoceras alabamense species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Bassleroceratidae : Monogonoceras : *Monogonoceras alabamense*	485.4 - 478.6 Ma Paleozoic
Buttsoceras adamsi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Dissidocerida : Troedssonellidae : Buttsoceras : *Buttsoceras adamsi*	478.6 - 471.8 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Buttsoceras vandiverense species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Troedssonellidae : Buttsoceras : *Buttsoceras vandiverense*	478.6 - 471.8 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Glyptorthis crispa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Glyptorthidae : Glyptorthis : *Glyptorthis crispa*	468.1 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Paurorthis fasciculata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Paurorthidae : Paurorthis : *Paurorthis fasciculata*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Bimuria buttsi species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Bimuriidae : Bimuria : *Bimuria buttsi*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Eremotoechia alabamensis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Billingsellida : Polytoechiidae : Eremotoechia : *Eremotoechia alabamensis*	468.1 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician
Taffia planoconvexa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Taffiidae : Taffia : *Taffia planoconvexa*	478.6 - 471.8 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Shelbyoceras unguliforme species	Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Kiringellida : Hypseloconidae : Shelbyoceras : *Shelbyoceras unguliforme*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian

Fossil Localities

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Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_County,_Alabama
Wikidata ID:	Q501084
GeoNames ID:	4089551

Localities in this Region

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Alabama
- Shelby County

USA

Alabama
- Shelby County

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

Appalachian BasinBasin
SCAB DomainDomain
Southern and Central ApplachianAccretionary Complex

USA

Birmingham GrabenBasin

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