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Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USAi
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Harpers FerryTown
Jefferson CountyCounty
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Jefferson Rock (pre-1918)

Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
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Harpers Ferry (ca. 1865)

Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
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Chimney Rock

Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
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Jefferson Rock (pre-1918)

Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
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Harpers Ferry (ca. 1865)

Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
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Chimney Rock

Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
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Jefferson Rock (pre-1918)

Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
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Harpers Ferry (ca. 1865)

Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Type:
Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Harpers Ferry295 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
30851
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30851:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A town located at the confluence of the Potomac River and Shenandoah River.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences44
Youngest Fossil Listed443 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed458 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bucania
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Proserpinidae : Bucania458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Plectonotus
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Proserpinidae : Plectonotus458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Holopea
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Holopeidae : Holopea458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Praenucula
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Praenuculidae : Praenucula458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Ambonychia
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : Ambonychia458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Ischyrodonta
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Allodesmatidae : Ischyrodonta458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Cryptolithus
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Trinucleidae : Cryptolithus458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Isotelus
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Isotelus458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Flexicalymene
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Flexicalymene458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Amplexopora
genus		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Amplexoporidae : Amplexopora458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Batostomella
genus		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Batostomellidae : Batostomella458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Dekayia
genus		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Trematoporidae : Dekayia458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Hallopora
genus		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Halloporidae : Hallopora458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Heterotrypa
genus		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Heterotrypidae : Heterotrypa458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Monticulipora
genus		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Monticuliporidae : Monticulipora458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Peronopora
genus		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Monticuliporidae : Peronopora458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Lingula
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingula458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Sowerbyella
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Sowerbyella458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Crinoidea
class		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Lophospiridae
family		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Ruedemannia lirata
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Ruedemannia : Ruedemannia lirata458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Hormotoma
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Hormotomidae : Hormotoma458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Hebertella sinuata
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Hebertella : Hebertella sinuata458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Cincinnetina multisecta
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Cincinnetina : Cincinnetina multisecta458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) sericea
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Sowerbyella : Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) sericea458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Modiolopsis modiolaris
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Modiolopsis : Modiolopsis modiolaris458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Nucularca pectunculoides
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nucularcidae : Nucularca : Nucularca pectunculoides458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Rafinesquina alternata
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Rafinesquina : Rafinesquina alternata458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Zygospira modesta
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Zygospira : Zygospira modesta458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Anazyga recurvirostra
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Anazyga : Anazyga recurvirostra458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Orthorhynchula linneyi
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Orthorhynchulidae : Orthorhynchula : Orthorhynchula linneyi458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Byssonychia radiata
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : Ambonychia : Byssonychia radiata458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Pterinea demissa
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Pterinea : Pterinea demissa458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Lyrodesma poststriatum
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lyrodesmatidae : Lyrodesma : Lyrodesma poststriatum458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Tancrediopsis cuneata
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Ctenodontidae : Tancrediopsis : Tancrediopsis cuneata458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpers_Ferry,_West_Virginia
Wikidata ID:Q985289
GeoNames ID:4808234


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