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St. Clair County, Illinois, USAi
Regional Level Types
St. Clair CountyCounty
IllinoisState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Belleville42,034 (2017)
O'Fallon29,002 (2017)
East Saint Louis27,006 (2013)
Fairview Heights16,827 (2017)
Cahokia14,402 (2017)
Swansea13,543 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
169028
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:169028:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Saint Clair, Illinois, États-Unis
German:
St. Clair County, Illinois, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di St. Clair, Illinois, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Сент-Клэр, Иллинойс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
聖克萊爾縣, 伊利诺伊州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de St. Clair, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
St. Clair County, Illinois, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة سانت كلير, إلينوي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Սանտ Կլեյր շրջան, Իլինոյս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
St. Clair konderria, Illinois
Bavarian:
St. Clair County, Illinois, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
সেন্ট ক্লেয়ার কাউন্টি, ইলিনয়স, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Сейнт Клеър, Илинойс, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Saint Clair County, Illinois
Dutch:
St. Clair County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان سنت کلیر، ایلینوی, ایلینوی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
St. Clair megye, Illinois, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae St. Clair, Illinois, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
セントクレア郡, イリノイ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
St. Clair Comitatus, Illinoesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
St. Clair Gông, Illinois
Norwegian:
St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo St. Clair, Illinois, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de St. Clair, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Saint Clair, Illinois, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Сент Клер, Илиноис, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
St. Clair County, Illinois, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Turkish:
St. Clair County, Illinois, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Сент-Клер, Іллінойс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
سینٹ کلیر کاؤنٹی، الینوائے, الینوائے, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận St. Clair, Illinois, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han St. Clair, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
سینٹ کلیئر کاؤنٹی،الینوۓ, الینوۓ, امریکہ


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6 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite ?3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
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
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences23
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Fraileys3326.4 - 318.1 Ma (Carboniferous)
Ridenhower2339.4 - 318.1 Ma (Carboniferous)
Paint Creek1339.4 - 318.1 Ma (Carboniferous)
Maquoketa - Fort Atkinson1449.5 - 443.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bighornia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Bighornia449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Pentremites
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Pentremitidae : Pentremites339.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Acrocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Acrocrinus326.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Pterotocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Pterotocrinus326.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Pentaramicrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Pentaramicrinus326.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Colosteidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Colosteidae346.7 - 330.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Cygnus columbianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Cygnus : Cygnus columbianus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Ectopistes migratorius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Ectopistes : Ectopistes migratorius0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Aquila chrysaetos
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Aquila : Aquila chrysaetos0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Compsaster formosus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Forcipulatida : Compsasteridae : Compsaster : Compsaster formosus339.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Delicaster enigmaticus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Kermasida : Permasteridae : Delicaster : Delicaster enigmaticus339.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Antigone canadensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Gruidae : Antigone : Antigone canadensis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Haliaeetus : Haliaeetus leucocephalus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tympanuchus cupido
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Tympanuchus : Tympanuchus cupido0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Corvus corax
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Corvus : Corvus corax0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cygnus buccinator
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Cygnus : Cygnus buccinator0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Edestus crenulatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Edestidae : Edestus : Edestus crenulatus315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Edestus serratus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Edestidae : Edestus : Edestus serratus315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Pelecanidae : Pelecanus : Pelecanus erythrorhynchos0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Numenius americanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : Numenius : Numenius americanus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Conuropsis carolinensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Psittaciformes : Psittacidae : Conuropsis : Conuropsis carolinensis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Elanoides forficatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Elanoides : Elanoides forficatus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Campephilus principalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Piciformes : Picidae : Campephilus : Campephilus principalis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 7 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Clair_County,_Illinois
Wikidata ID:Q486507
GeoNames ID:4248751

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