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Reynolds County, Missouri, USAi
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Reynolds CountyCounty
MissouriState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ellington960 (2017)
Bunker400 (2017)
Centerville188 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
22682
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22682:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Reynolds, Missouri, États-Unis
German:
Reynolds County, Missouri, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Reynolds, Missouri, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Рейнольдс, Миссури, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
雷諾茲縣, 密蘇里州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Reynolds, Misuri, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Reynolds County, Mizuri, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة رينولدز , ميزوري, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ռեյնոլդս շրջան, Միսսուրի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Reynolds konderria , Missouri
Bavarian:
Reynolds County, Missouri, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
রেইনল্ডস কাউন্টি, মিসৌরি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Рейнолдс, Мисури, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Reynolds County, Missouri
Dutch:
Reynolds County, Missouri, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان رینولدز، میزوری, میزوری, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
რეინოლდსის ოლქი, მისურის შტატი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Reynolds megye, Missouri, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
レイノルズ郡, ミズーリ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Reynolds Gông, Missouri
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Reynolds Kūn, Missouri
Norwegian:
Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Reynolds, Missouri, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Reynolds, Missouri, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Reynolds, Missouri, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Reynolds, Missouri, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Reynolds County, Missouri, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Ренолдс, Мисури, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Reynolds County, Missouri, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
Traditional Chinese:
雷諾茲縣, 密蘇里州, 美國
Turkish:
Reynolds, Missouri, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Рейнольдс, Міссурі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
رینالڈز کاؤنٹی، مسوری, مسوری, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Reynolds, Missouri, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Reynolds, Missouri, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
رینولڈز کاؤنٹی،مسوری, مسوری, امریکہ


Reynolds County is a county located in the Ozark Foothills Region in the Lead Belt of Missouri. Its county seat is Centerville. The county was officially organized on February 25, 1845, and was named in honor of former Governor of Missouri Thomas Reynolds.

The county is home to Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, a popular tourist attraction in the state of Missouri.

It is still an area of rugged beauty near the geologic center of the Ozark Highland. Reynolds County was formerly part of Ripley County which was formed in 1831 and part of Wayne County which was formed in 1818. It was also previously part of Washington County and part of Ste. Genevieve County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 814 square miles (2,110 km²), of which 808 square miles (2,090 km²) is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km²) (0.7%) is water.

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36 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Anilite
Formula: Cu7S4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Habit: Hexagonal prisms with simple rhomb terminations to 7 cm
Colour: slight yellowish white
Fluorescence: SW- dull orange; MW- magenta-pink; LW- dull orange
Description: If only these perched doubly terminated xls were water clear like the Big Rig specimens
Carrollite
Formula: CuCo2S4
Cattierite
Formula: CoS2
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Habit: simple sphenoids and twins to several mm
Colour: yellow, brassy, iridescent colors
Fluorescence: none
Chalcopyrite var. Blistered Copper
Formula: CuFeS2
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
Description: Crystals to 0.75 inches
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Fletcherite (TL)
Formula: CuNi2S4
Fluorite ?
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Habit: cubes and cube-octos to several cm
Colour: lead grey
Fluorescence: none
Description: The cube faces are often bright and lustrous, while the octahedral faces are dull
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Limonite'
Linnaeite
Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Polydymite
Formula: Ni2+Ni3+2S4
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Serpierite
Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Siegenite
Formula: CoNi2S4
Habit: octos and spinel twins to several mm
Colour: grey
Fluorescence: none
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Vaesite
Formula: NiS2
'Wad'
Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
Anilite2.BA.10Cu7S4
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
var. Blistered Copper2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Carrollite2.DA.05CuCo2S4
Fletcherite (TL)2.DA.05CuNi2S4
Linnaeite2.DA.05Co2+Co3+2S4
Polydymite2.DA.05Ni2+Ni3+2S4
Siegenite2.DA.05CoNi2S4
Pyrite
var. Bravoite
2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
Cattierite2.EB.05aCoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Vaesite2.EB.05aNiS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite ?3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Serpierite7.DD.30Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-
'Wad'-
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Al DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
S AniliteCu7S4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S CarrolliteCuCo2S4
S CattieriteCoS2
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S DigeniteCu9S5
S DjurleiteCu31S16
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S FletcheriteCuNi2S4
S GalenaPbS
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MilleriteNiS
S PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
S PyriteFeS2
S SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
S SiegeniteCoNi2S4
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S VaesiteNiS2
S Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
S Chalcopyrite var. Blistered CopperCuFeS2
KPotassium
K GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Fe Chalcopyrite var. Blistered CopperCuFeS2
CoCobalt
Co CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Co CattieriteCoS2
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Co LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
Co SiegeniteCoNi2S4
NiNickel
Ni Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Ni FletcheriteCuNi2S4
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
Ni SiegeniteCoNi2S4
Ni VaesiteNiS2
CuCopper
Cu AniliteCu7S4
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu DjurleiteCu31S16
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cu FletcheriteCuNi2S4
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu Chalcopyrite var. Blistered CopperCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 20 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences20
Youngest Fossil Listed478 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed501 Ma (Cambrian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Chelodes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Chelodidae : Chelodes501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Taenicephalus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Parabolinoididae : Taenicephalus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Brachiopoda
phylum
Animalia : Brachiopoda501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Crinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Sinuopea emminencis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sinuopeidae : Sinuopea : Sinuopea emminencis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Schizopea subrotunda
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sinuopeidae : Schizopea : Schizopea subrotunda501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Schizopea typica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sinuopeidae : Schizopea : Schizopea typica501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Dakeoceras normale
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Dakeoceras : Dakeoceras normale485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Chelodes cooperi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Mattheviidae : Chelodes : Chelodes cooperi501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Aulochiton sannerae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Aulochitonidae : Aulochiton : Aulochiton sannerae501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Burenoceras pumilum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Burenoceras : Burenoceras pumilum485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Dakeoceras dilatatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Dakeoceras : Dakeoceras dilatatum485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Dakeoceras retrorsum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Dakeoceras : Dakeoceras retrorsum485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Dakeoceras subcurvatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Dakeoceras : Dakeoceras subcurvatum485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Oneotoceras percurvatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Oneotoceras : Oneotoceras percurvatum485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Finkelnburgia missouriensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Finkelnburgiidae : Finkelnburgia : Finkelnburgia missouriensis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynolds_County,_Missouri
Wikidata ID:Q489864
GeoNames ID:4405470

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