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Prince William County, Virginia, USAi
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dale City65,969 (2011)
Lake Ridge41,058 (2011)
Linton Hall35,725 (2011)
Montclair19,570 (2011)
Buckhall16,293 (2011)
Sudley16,203 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
26996
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26996:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Prince William, Virginie, États-Unis
German:
Prince William County, Virginia, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Prince William, Virginia, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Принс-Уильям, Виргиния, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
威廉王子縣, 弗吉尼亚州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Prince William, Virginia, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Prince William County, Virginia, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة برينس ويليام, فرجينيا, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Prince William konderria , Virginia
Bavarian:
Prince William County, Virginia, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
প্রিন্স উইলিয়াম কাউন্টি, ভার্জিনিয়া, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Принц Уилям, Вирджиния, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Prince William County, Virginia
Cornish:
Konteth Prince William, Virjynni, Statys Unys
Czech:
Prince William County, Virginie, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Prince William County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Princo Vilhelmo, Virginio
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان پرنس ویلیام، ویرجینیا, ویرجینیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Prince Williamin piirikunta, Virginia, Yhdysvallat
Georgian:
პრინს-უილიამის ოლქი, ვირჯინია, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז הנסיך ויליאם, וירג'יניה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Prince William megye, Virginia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
プリンスウィリアム郡, バージニア州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Принс-Уильям, Виргиния, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Latin:
Principis Vilhelmi Comitatus, Virginia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Prince William Gông, Virginia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Prince William Kūn
Norwegian:
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Prince William, Wirginia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Prince William, Virgínia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Prince William, Virginia, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Prince William, Virgìnia, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scots:
Prince William Coonty, Virginie
Serbian:
Округ Принс Вилијам , Вирџинија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Prince William County, Virginia, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Turkish:
Prince William County, Virginia, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Принц-Вільям, Вірджинія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
پرنس ولیم کاؤنٹی، ورجینیا, ورجینیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Prince William, Virginia, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Prince William, Virginia, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
پرنس ولیم کاؤنٹی, ورجینیا, امریکہ


Barite mining in the USA probably began about 1845 in the vein deposits of this county (Watson (1907): 710).

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57 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Amphibole Supergroup var. Byssolite'
Formula: AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Babingtonite
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chabazite'
Chabazite-Ca
Formula: (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
'Clay minerals'
Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Feldspar Group'
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graphite
Formula: C
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gyrolite
Formula: NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Halloysite
Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Heulandite-Ca
Formula: (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
'Petrified Wood'
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
'Pumpellyite Group'
Formula: Ca2XZ2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Habit: Hexagonal
Colour: clear and white
Description: Nice small clear crystals on prehnite with calcite.
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stellerite
Formula: Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Habit: radiating nodules / hemispheres and spheres
Colour: orange
Description: Collected by Casper Voogt. Visually distinguishing between stilbite and stellerite is not possible, so one of the Northern Virginia Mineral Club members had a sample analyzed by x-ray diffraction, I believe at the James Madison University's Geology Department lab by Dr. Kearns.
Stilbite-Ca
Formula: NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Thaumasite
Formula: Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Hematite
var. Specularite
4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Cristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Thaumasite7.DG.15Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Pectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Babingtonite9.DK.05Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Halloysite9.ED.10Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Gyrolite9.EE.30NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Scolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Chabazite-Ca9.GD.10(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Heulandite-Ca9.GE.05(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Stilbite-Ca9.GE.10NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Stellerite9.GE.15Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chabazite'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Clay minerals'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Limonite'-
'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Petrified Wood'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Amphibole Supergroup
var. Byssolite'
-AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Pumpellyite Group'-Ca2XZ2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
H HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
H Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
H StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
H Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
H Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
H Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H Pumpellyite GroupCa2XZ2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
BBoron
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C GraphiteC
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O CristobaliteSiO2
O CupriteCu2O
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
O HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
O HematiteFe2O3
O Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
O StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
O Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
O Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
O Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Pumpellyite GroupCa2XZ2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Na Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Na Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Na Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Al HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Al Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Al StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Al Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Al Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Al Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Si BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si CristobaliteSiO2
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Si HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Si Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Si StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Si Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Si Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si Pumpellyite GroupCa2XZ2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
S MilleriteNiS
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Ca Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Ca PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Ca StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Ca ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Ca Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Ca Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Ca Pumpellyite GroupCa2XZ2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ti Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
NiNickel
Ni MilleriteNiS
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 19 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences19
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Pamunkey - Nanjemoy - Woodstock1055.8 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Aquia - Piscataway358.7 - 55.8 Ma (Paleogene)
Chatham - Manassas Sandstone3228 - 208.5 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Chatham - Bull Run - Balls Bluff2228 - 208.5 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Osteichthyes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Ptycholepis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ptycholepiformes : Ptycholepididae : Ptycholepis237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Arctocyonidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Arctocyonidae58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Phenacodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Phenacodontidae : Phenacodus58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Anchisauripus milfordensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Anchisauripus milfordensis228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Lamna cuspidata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Lamna : Lamna cuspidata56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Gwyneddichnium majore
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Tanystropheidae : Gwyneddichnium : Gwyneddichnium majore228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Meretrix subimpressa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Meretrix : Meretrix subimpressa56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Aetobatis irregularis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Aetobatus : Aetobatis irregularis56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Carcharodon auriculatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Carcharodon : Carcharodon auriculatus56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Palaeophis grandis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Palaeophiidae : Palaeophis : Palaeophis grandis56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Cylichna venusta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Cylichnidae : Cylichna : Cylichna venusta56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Mangilia (Pleurotomella) bellistriata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Raphitomidae : Pleurotomella : Mangilia (Pleurotomella) bellistriata56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Fusus (Levifusus) trabeatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Levifusus : Fusus (Levifusus) trabeatus56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Protocardia virginiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Protocardia : Protocardia virginiana56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Modiola potomacensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiola potomacensis56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Actinopterygii
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Actinopterygii228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_William_County,_Virginia
Wikidata ID:Q183263
GeoNames ID:4780384

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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