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Ross County, Ohio, USAi
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Copperas Mountain cliff exposure, looking north

Copperas Mountain, Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio, USA
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Copperas Mountain cliff exposure, looking south

Copperas Mountain, Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio, USA
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Paint Creek with Copperas Mountain exposure in background

Copperas Mountain, Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio, USA
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Copperas Mountain cliff exposure, looking north

Copperas Mountain, Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio, USA
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Copperas Mountain cliff exposure, looking south

Copperas Mountain, Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio, USA
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Paint Creek with Copperas Mountain exposure in background

Copperas Mountain, Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio, USA
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Copperas Mountain cliff exposure, looking north

Copperas Mountain, Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio, USA
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Copperas Mountain cliff exposure, looking south

Copperas Mountain, Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chillicothe21,727 (2017)
North Fork Village1,991 (2017)
Frankfort1,065 (2017)
Kingston1,024 (2017)
Bainbridge852 (2017)
Andersonville779 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
54922
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54922:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Ross, Ohio, États-Unis
German:
Ross County, Ohio, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Ross, Ohio, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Росс, Огайо, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
羅斯縣, 俄亥俄州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Ross, Ohio, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Ross County, Ohio, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة روس , أوهايو, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Ross konderria , Ohio
Bavarian:
Ross County, Ohio, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
রোস কাউন্টি, ওহাইও, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Рос, Охайо, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Ross County, Ohio
Danish:
Ross County, Ohio, USA
Dutch:
Ross County, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان روس، اوهایو, اوهایو, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Rossin piirikunta, Ohio, Yhdysvallat
Georgian:
როსის ოლქი, ოჰაიო, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז רוס, אוהיו, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Ross megye, Ohio, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ロス郡, オハイオ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Ross Comitatus, Ohium, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Ross County, Ohio, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Ross Gông, Ohio
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ross Kūn
Norwegian:
Ross County, Ohio, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Ross, Ohio, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Ross, Ohio, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Ross, Ohio, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Ross, Ohio, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Ross County, Ohio, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Рос, Охајо, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Ross County, Ohio, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Ross County, Ohio, USA
Traditional Chinese:
羅斯縣, 俄亥俄州, 美國
Turkish:
Ross, Ohio, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Росс, Огайо, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
راس کاؤنٹی، اوہائیو, اوہائیو, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Ross, Ohio, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Ross, Ohio, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
راس کاؤنٹی, اوہائیو, امریکہ


Ross County is a county in southern Ohio. It was founded on August 20, 1798 and named after James Ross (1762-1847), a former United States Senator from Pennsylvania. The county seat is Chillicothe, the former first (and third) capital of Ohio.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Halotrichite
Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pickeringite
Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Halotrichite7.CB.85FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Pickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
AlAluminium
Al HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Al PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality 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.

Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed372 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ohio Shale - Huron1372.2 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_County,_Ohio
Wikidata ID:Q485528
GeoNames ID:4522889

Localities in this Region

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