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Simcoe County, Ontario, Canadai
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Midland31,502 (2006)
Collingwood15,809 (2008)
Angus10,269 (2006)
Wasaga Beach7,567 (2010)
Innisfil7,345 (2006)
Anten Mills800 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
146649
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:146649:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
German:
Simcoe County, Ontario, Kanada
Italian:
Contea di Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Russian:
Симко, Онтарио, Канада
Simplified Chinese:
錫姆科縣, 安大略省, 加拿大
Albanian:
Kontea Simcoe, Ontario, Kanadaja
Belarusian:
Сімка, Антарыа, Канада
Cebuano:
Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Dutch:
Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان سیمکو, انتاریو, کانادا
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Simcoe, Ontario, Ceanada
Japanese:
シムコー郡, オンタリオ州, カナダ
Korean:
심코 컨트리, 온타리오주, 캐나다
Polish:
Hrabstwo Simcoe, Ontario, Kanada
Portuguese:
Condado de Simcoe, Ontário, Canadá
Swedish:
Simcoe County, Ontario, Kanada
Ukrainian:
Сімко, Онтаріо, Канада
Western Punjabi:
سمکو کاؤنٹی, اونٹاریو, کینیڈا


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Mineral List

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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
'Feldspar Group'
'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Al GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences97
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Simcoe - Verulam - Lower3453 - 445.2 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Simcoe - Bobcaygeon-Verulam9453 - 445.2 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Verulam45460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Simcoe - Gull River2460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Bobcaygeon36460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Pterotheca
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pterothecidae : Pterotheca460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Liospira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : Liospira460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Lophospira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Lophospira460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Fusispira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Subulitidae : Fusispira460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Subulites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Subulitidae : Subulites460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Actinoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Actinoceratidae : Actinoceras460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Endoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Endoceratidae : Endoceras460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Ctenodonta
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Ctenodontidae : Ctenodonta460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Nuculites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Nuculites460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Tancrediopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Ctenodontidae : Tancrediopsis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Bumastoides
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastoides460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Nanillaenus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Nanillaenus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Amphilichas
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Amphilichas460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Hemiarges
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Hemiarges460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Isotelus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Isotelus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Calyptaulax
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pterygometopidae : Calyptaulax460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Ceraurus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Ceraurus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Encrinuroides
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Encrinuroides460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Flexicalymene
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Flexicalymene460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Leperditicopida
order
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Leperditicopida460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Eoleperditia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Leperditiidae : Eoleperditia460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Bassleratia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Bassleratia460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Thomasatia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Thomasatia460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Stenolaemata
class
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Hallopora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Halloporidae : Hallopora460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Mesotrypa
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Monticuliporidae : Mesotrypa460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Prasopora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Monticuliporidae : Prasopora460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Pachydictya
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhinidictyidae : Pachydictya460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Stictoporella
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Stictoporellidae : Stictoporella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Lingula
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingula460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Craniops
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Craniopsidae : Craniops460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Orthida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Dalmanella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Dalmanella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Dinorthis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : Dinorthis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Hesperorthis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Hesperorthidae : Hesperorthis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Plaesiomys
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : Plaesiomys460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Platystrophia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Plectorthis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Plectorthis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Resserella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Resserella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Oepikina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Oepikina460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Rafinesquina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Rafinesquina460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Sowerbyella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Sowerbyella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Rhynchotrema
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : Rhynchotrema460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Anazyga
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Anazyga460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Cyclospira
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Cyclospiridae : Cyclospira460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Zygospira
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Zygospira460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Cryptogoleus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Edrioasteroidea : Isorophida : Cryptogoleus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Isorophusella
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Edrioasteroidea : Isorophidae : Isorophusella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Rhombifera
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Glyptocystites
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Glyptocystitidae : Glyptocystites460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Asteroidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Crinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Cleiocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Cleiocrinus453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Cupulocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Cupulocrinus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Ottawacrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Ottawacrinus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Ursus arctos
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus : Ursus arctos0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Eotomaria dryope
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Eotomariidae : Eotomaria : Eotomaria dryope460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Hormotoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Hormotomidae : Hormotoma460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Favositidae
family
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Rhinidictya
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhinidictyidae : Rhinidictya460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Beloitoceras orilliense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Oncoceratidae : Beloitoceras : Beloitoceras orilliense460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Danoceras inutile
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Tarphyceratidae : Danoceras : Danoceras inutile460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Lyopora goldfussi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lichenariida : Lyoporidae : Lyopora : Lyopora goldfussi449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Cincinnaticrinus varibrachialus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Homocrinida : Cincinnaticrinidae : Cincinnaticrinus : Cincinnaticrinus varibrachialus453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Daedalocrinus bellevillensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Homocrinidae : Daedalocrinus : Daedalocrinus bellevillensis453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Hybocrinus tumidus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Hybocrinidae : Hybocrinus : Hybocrinus tumidus453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Plaesiomys subcircularis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : Plaesiomys : Plaesiomys subcircularis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Archaeocrinus maraensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Archaeocrinus : Archaeocrinus maraensis453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Priscillacrinus elegans
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Anthracocrinidae : Priscillacrinus : Priscillacrinus elegans453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Cleiocrinus lepidotus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Cleiocrinus : Cleiocrinus lepidotus453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Reteocrinus alveolatus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Reteocrinidae : Reteocrinus : Reteocrinus alveolatus453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Cleiocrinus regius
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Diplobathrida : Cleiocrinidae : Cleiocrinus : Cleiocrinus regius453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Anomalocrinus astrictus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Anomalocrinus : Anomalocrinus astrictus453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Iocrinus trentonensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Iocrinidae : Iocrinus : Iocrinus trentonensis453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
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GeoNames ID:6147963

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