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Neighbouring regions:

Livingston Parish, Louisiana, USA

Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA

St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA

West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA

East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA

Type:

Parish

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Baton Rouge	228,590 (2017)
Central	28,295 (2017)
Shenandoah	18,399 (2011)
Zachary	16,448 (2017)
Baker	13,695 (2017)
Gardere	10,580 (2011)

Clubs in region:

Baton Rouge Gem & Mineral Society (Baton Rouge)

Museums in region:

Louisiana State Museum of Natural Science (Baton Rouge)

Mindat Locality ID:

287292

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:287292:9

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French:

Paroisse de Bâton-Rouge Est, Louisiane, États-Unis

German:

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Vereinigte Staaten

Italian:

parrocchia di East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Stati Uniti d'America

Russian:

Ист-Батон-Руж, Луизиана, Соединённые Штаты Америки

Simplified Chinese:

东巴吞鲁日堂区 , 路易斯安那州, 美国

Spanish:

Parroquia de East Baton Rouge, Luisiana, Estados Unidos

Albanian:

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës

Arabic:

مقاطعة إيست باتون روغ, لويزيانا, الولايات المتحدة

Armenian:

Իստ Բատոն Ռուժ շրջան, Լուիզիանա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ

Basque:

East Baton Rouge parrokia , Louisiana

Bavarian:

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Vaoanigte Stootn

Bishnupriya Manipuri:

ঈস্ট বাটোন রৌগে পারিশ, লুইসিয়ানা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র

Cebuano:

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Danish:

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

Dutch:

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten

Esperanto:

Kantono East Baton Rouge, Luiziano

Farsi/Persian:

ایست باتن رو پریش, لوئیزیانا, ایالات متحده آمریکا

Georgian:

ისტ-ბატონ-რუჟის პერიში, ლუიზიანა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები

Hebrew:

מחוז מזרח באטון רוז', לואיזיאנה, ארצות הברית

Hungarian:

East Baton Rouge megye, Louisiana, Amerikai Egyesült Államok

Japanese:

イーストバトンルージュ郡, ルイジアナ州, アメリカ合衆国

Latin:

Rubribaculum Orientale Paroecia, Ludoviciana, Civitates Foederatae Americae

Low Saxon/Low German:

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

Min Dong Chinese:

East Baton Rouge Gông, Louisiana

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

East Baton Rouge Kūn

Norwegian:

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

Polish:

Parafia East Baton Rouge, Luizjana, Stany Zjednoczone

Portuguese:

Paróquia de East Baton Rouge, Luisiana, Estados Unidos

Romanian:

Parohia East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Statele Unite ale Americii

Sardinian:

parrocchia de East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Istados Unidos de Amèrica

Serbian:

Округ Ист Батон Руж , Луизијана, Сједињене Америчке Државе

Serbo-Croatian:

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Sjedinjene Američke Države

Swedish:

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

Traditional Chinese:

東巴吞魯日縣, 路易斯安那州, 美國

Turkish:

East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

Ukrainian:

Іст-Батон, Луїзіана, Сполучені Штати Америки

Urdu:

ایسٹ بیٹون روج پیرش، لوزیانا, لوویزیانا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا

Vietnamese:

Quận Đông Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ

Waray:

Parokya han East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Estados Unidos

Western Punjabi:

ایسٹ بیٹن رف پارش, لوئزیانا, امریکہ

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ⓘ Chert

ⓘ 'Jasper'

ⓘ LL4 chondrite meteorite

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ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Locality: Greenwell Springs meteorite, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

Byerly, G.R., Jarosewich, E., Mason, B. & Clarke Jr., R.S. (1988) The Greenwell Springs LL4 chondrite - A new fall from Louisiana, USA: Meteoritics 23: 359-360. (Dec 1988).

ⓘ Chlorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl

Locality: Greenwell Springs meteorite, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

Byerly, G.R., Jarosewich, E., Mason, B. & Clarke Jr., R.S. (1988) The Greenwell Springs LL4 chondrite - A new fall from Louisiana, USA: Meteoritics 23: 359-360. (Dec 1988).

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Greenwell Springs meteorite, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

Byerly, G.R., Jarosewich, E., Mason, B. & Clarke Jr., R.S. (1988) The Greenwell Springs LL4 chondrite - A new fall from Louisiana, USA: Meteoritics 23: 359-360. (Dec 1988).

Kessel, R., Beckett, J.R. & Stolper, E.M. (2007) The thermal history of equilibrated ordinary chondrites and the relationship between textural maturity and temperature: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 71(7):1855-1881. (April 2007).

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Greenwell Springs meteorite, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

Graham, A.L., Editor (1988). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 66. Meteoritics 23 (2): 171-173. (June 1988).

Dunn, T.L., Cressy, G., McSween Jr, H.Y. & McCoy, T.J. (2010) Analysis of ordinary chondrites using powder X-ray diffraction: 1. Modal mineral abundances. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 45(1):123-134. (Jan 2010). between textural maturity and temperature: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 71(7):1855-1881. (April 2007).

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Greenwell Springs meteorite, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

Byerly, G.R., Jarosewich, E., Mason, B. & Clarke Jr., R.S. (1988) The Greenwell Springs LL4 chondrite - A new fall from Louisiana, USA: Meteoritics 23: 359-360. (Dec 1988).

ⓘ Iron

Formula: Fe

Locality: Greenwell Springs meteorite, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

Byerly, G.R., Jarosewich, E., Mason, B. & Clarke Jr., R.S. (1988) The Greenwell Springs LL4 chondrite - A new fall from Louisiana, USA: Meteoritics 23: 359-360. (Dec 1988).

ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Greenwell Springs meteorite, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

Byerly, G.R., Jarosewich, E., Mason, B. & Clarke Jr., R.S. (1988) The Greenwell Springs LL4 chondrite - A new fall from Louisiana, USA: Meteoritics 23: 359-360. (Dec 1988).

ⓘ Merrillite

Formula: Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇

Locality: Greenwell Springs meteorite, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

Byerly, G.R., Jarosewich, E., Mason, B. & Clarke Jr., R.S. (1988) The Greenwell Springs LL4 chondrite - A new fall from Louisiana, USA: Meteoritics 23: 359-360. (Dec 1988).

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Greenwell Springs meteorite, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Locality: Greenwell Springs meteorite, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Locality: Greenwell Springs meteorite, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

Description: low-Ca pyroxene not equilibrated. Some twinned pyroxenes present (presumably Ca-poor clinopyroxene).

References:

Graham, A.L., Editor (1988). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 66. Meteoritics 23 (2): 171-173. (June 1988).

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

Earth Treasures Vol 4, Allan W. Eckert, 1987

ⓘ Quartz var. Agate

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

Earth Treasures Vol 4, Allan W. Eckert, 1987

ⓘ Quartz var. Carnelian

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

Earth Treasures Vol 4, Allan W. Eckert, 1987

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

Earth Treasures Vol 4, Allan W. Eckert, 1987

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Greenwell Springs meteorite, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

Description: Cloudy Taenite bordered by Tetrataenite.

References:

Byerly, G.R., Jarosewich, E., Mason, B. & Clarke Jr., R.S. (1988) The Greenwell Springs LL4 chondrite - A new fall from Louisiana, USA: Meteoritics 23: 359-360. (Dec 1988).

ⓘ Tetrataenite

Formula: FeNi

Locality: Greenwell Springs meteorite, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

Byerly, G.R., Jarosewich, E., Mason, B. & Clarke Jr., R.S. (1988) The Greenwell Springs LL4 chondrite - A new fall from Louisiana, USA: Meteoritics 23: 359-360. (Dec 1988).

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Locality: Greenwell Springs meteorite, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

References:

Byerly, G.R., Jarosewich, E., Mason, B. & Clarke Jr., R.S. (1988) The Greenwell Springs LL4 chondrite - A new fall from Louisiana, USA: Meteoritics 23: 359-360. (Dec 1988).

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Tetrataenite	1.AE.10	FeNi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Agate	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Carnelian	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Merrillite	8.AC.45	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
ⓘ	Chlorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Agate	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Carnelian	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Agate	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Carnelian	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
P	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Ca	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Tetrataenite	FeNi
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Tetrataenite	FeNi

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Wikidata ID:	Q491949
GeoNames ID:	4323288

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