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The France Stone Co. Bloomville Quarry Beauty Pageant

Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc. Bloomville Quarry, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

The Flood of 1913 (Klingshirn home adjacent to the Weott Brothers Quarry)

Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

France Stone Co. Bascom Quarry

France Stone Co. Quarry, Bascom, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

The France Stone Co. Bloomville Quarry Beauty Pageant

Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc. Bloomville Quarry, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

The Flood of 1913 (Klingshirn home adjacent to the Weott Brothers Quarry)

Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

France Stone Co. Bascom Quarry

France Stone Co. Quarry, Bascom, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

The France Stone Co. Bloomville Quarry Beauty Pageant

Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc. Bloomville Quarry, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

The Flood of 1913 (Klingshirn home adjacent to the Weott Brothers Quarry)

Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

Neighbouring regions:

Wood County, Ohio, USA

Hancock County, Ohio, USA

Sandusky County, Ohio, USA

Wyandot County, Ohio, USA

Huron County, Ohio, USA

Crawford County, Ohio, USA

Type:

County

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Tiffin	17,687 (2017)
Fostoria	13,167 (2017)
Green Springs	1,332 (2017)
Bloomville	933 (2017)
Attica	879 (2017)
Bettsville	642 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

54931

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:54931:7

GUID (UUID V4):

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French:

comté de Seneca, Ohio, États-Unis

German:

Seneca County, Ohio, Vereinigte Staaten

Italian:

contea di Seneca, Ohio, Stati Uniti d'America

Russian:

Сенека, Огайо, Соединённые Штаты Америки

Simplified Chinese:

瑟內薩縣 , 俄亥俄州, 美国

Spanish:

Condado de Seneca, Ohio, Estados Unidos

Albanian:

Seneca County, Ohio, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës

Arabic:

مقاطعة سنيكا , أوهايو, الولايات المتحدة

Basque:

Seneca konderria , Ohio

Bavarian:

Seneca County, Ohio, Vaoanigte Stootn

Bishnupriya Manipuri:

সেনেকা কাউন্টি, ওহাইও, তিলপারাষ্ট্র

Bulgarian:

Сенека, Охайо, Съединени американски щати

Cebuano:

Seneca County , Ohio

Danish:

Seneca County, Ohio, USA

Dutch:

Seneca County, Ohio, Verenigde Staten

Esperanto:

Kantono Seneko, Ohio

Estonian:

Seneca maakond, Ohio, Ameerika Ühendriigid

Farsi/Persian:

شهرستان سنکا، اوهایو, اوهایو, ایالات متحده آمریکا

Finnish:

Senecan piirikunta, Ohio, Yhdysvallat

Georgian:

სენეკას ოლქი, ოჰაიო, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები

Hebrew:

מחוז סנקה, אוהיו, ארצות הברית

Hungarian:

Seneca megye, Ohio, Amerikai Egyesült Államok

Japanese:

セネカ郡, オハイオ州, アメリカ合衆国

Latin:

Seneca Comitatus, Ohium, Civitates Foederatae Americae

Low Saxon/Low German:

Seneca County, Ohio, USA

Min Dong Chinese:

Seneca Gông, Ohio

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Seneca Kūn

Norwegian:

Seneca County, Ohio, USA

Polish:

Hrabstwo Seneca, Ohio, Stany Zjednoczone

Portuguese:

Condado de Seneca, Ohio, Estados Unidos

Romanian:

Comitatul Seneca, Ohio, Statele Unite ale Americii

Sardinian:

contea de Seneca, Ohio, Istados Unidos de Amèrica

Scottish Gaelic:

Seneca County, Ohio, Na Stàitean Aonaichte

Serbian:

Округ Сенека , Охајо, Сједињене Америчке Државе

Serbo-Croatian:

Seneca County, Ohio, Sjedinjene Američke Države

Swedish:

Seneca County, Ohio, USA

Traditional Chinese:

瑟內薩縣, 俄亥俄州, 美國

Turkish:

Seneca County, Ohio, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

Ukrainian:

Сенека, Огайо, Сполучені Штати Америки

Urdu:

سینیکا کاؤنٹی، اوہائیو, اوہائیو, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا

Vietnamese:

Quận Seneca, Ohio, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ

Waray:

Condado han Seneca, Ohio, Estados Unidos

Western Punjabi:

سنیکا کاؤنٹی، اوہائیو, اوہائیو, امریکہ

Seneca County is a county in northwest Ohio. It was founded on April 1, 1820 and named for the Seneca Native American tribe. The county seat is Tiffin.

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11 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Limestone

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Celestine

Formula: SrSO₄

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Localities:

Old quarries, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
Maple Grove Stone Co. Quarry, Maple Grove, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

Localities:

Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
Old quarries, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
Maple Grove Stone Co. Quarry, Maple Grove, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
Big Four Railroad Quarry, Clinton Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities:

Old quarries, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
Maple Grove Stone Co. Quarry, Maple Grove, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Maple Grove Stone Co. Quarry, Maple Grove, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

References:

Carlson, Ernest H. (2015) Minerals of Ohio. Bulletin 69 (2nd ed.). Ohio Division of Geological Survey 290pp.

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

Locality: Honey Creek, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

References:

Carlson, Ernest H. (2015) Minerals of Ohio. Bulletin 69 (2nd ed.). Ohio Division of Geological Survey 290pp.

ⓘ Native Sulphur

Formula: S₈

Locality: Old quarries, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

References:

Carlson, Ernest H. (2015) Minerals of Ohio. Bulletin 69 (2nd ed.). Ohio Division of Geological Survey 290pp.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities:

Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc. Bloomville Quarry, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
Maple Grove Stone Co. Quarry, Maple Grove, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Localities:

Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc. Bloomville Quarry, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
Old quarries, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
Maple Grove Stone Co. Quarry, Maple Grove, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

ⓘ Strontianite

Formula: SrCO₃

Localities:

Old quarries, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
Maple Grove Stone Co. Quarry, Maple Grove, Seneca County, Ohio, USA

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Native Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Strontianite	5.AB.15	SrCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Celestine	7.AD.35	SrSO₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Native Sulphur	S₈
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
Sr	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Fossils

There are 91 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.

Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

383 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)

Oldest Fossil Listed

388 Ma (Middle Devonian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Plum Brook Shale	91	387.7 - 382.7 Ma (Devonian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Craniella genus	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Astrophorida : *Craniella*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Orthoceras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : *Orthoceras*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Nuculites genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : *Nuculites*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Aviculopecten genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : *Aviculopecten*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Modiomorpha genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : *Modiomorpha*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Schizodus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Schizodidae : *Schizodus*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Grammysia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae : *Grammysia*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Pholadella genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : *Pholadella*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Sanguinolites genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae : *Sanguinolites*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Bollia genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Bolliidae : *Bollia*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Barychilina genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Barychilinidae : *Barychilina*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Bairdia genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : *Bairdia*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Bythocypris genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bythocyprididae : *Bythocypris*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Hederella genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Reptariidae : *Hederella*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Cystodictya genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Cystodictyonidae : *Cystodictya*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Trematopora genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Trematoporidae : *Trematopora*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Chonetes genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : *Chonetes*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Leiorhynchus genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leiorhynchidae : *Leiorhynchus*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Spirifer genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : *Spirifer*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Chordata phylum	Animalia : Chordata	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Glyptocardia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Praecardiidae : *Glyptocardia*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Platyceras erectum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Platyceratidae : Platyceras : *Platyceras erectum*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Phragmosphaera lyra species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Pterothecidae : Phragmosphaera : *Phragmosphaera lyra*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Denayella rotalia species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Eotomariidae : Denayella : *Denayella rotalia*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Calvibembexia sulcomarginata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Gosseletinidae : Calvibembexia : *Calvibembexia sulcomarginata*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Nyassa genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Palaeomutelidae : *Nyassa*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Nucula (Gibbonucula) corbuliformis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : *Nucula (Gibbonucula) corbuliformis*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Ambocoelia umbonata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : Ambocoelia : *Ambocoelia umbonata*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Eldredgeops rana species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae : Eldredgeops : *Eldredgeops rana*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Megistocrinus depressus species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Periechocrinidae : Megistocrinus : *Megistocrinus depressus*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Nuculites oblongatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Nuculites : *Nuculites oblongatus*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Mucrospirifer mucronatus species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Mucrospiriferidae : Mucrospirifer : *Mucrospirifer mucronatus*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Devonochonetes scitulus species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : Devonochonetes : *Devonochonetes scitulus*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Cyrtina hamiltonensis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Cyrtinidae : Cyrtina : *Cyrtina hamiltonensis*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Hallinetes setigera species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : Hallinetes : *Hallinetes setigera*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Strophodonta (Strophodonta) demissa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophodontidae : Strophomena (Strophodonta) : *Strophodonta (Strophodonta) demissa*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Cypricardinia indenta species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Cardiniidae : Cypricardinia : *Cypricardinia indenta*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Actinopteria boydi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Actinopteria : *Actinopteria boydi*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Cystodictya incisurata species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Cystodictyonidae : Cystodictya : *Cystodictya incisurata*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Styliolina fissurella species	Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculita : Styliolinida : Styliolinidae : Styliolina : *Styliolina fissurella*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian

Fossil Localities

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USA

Ohio
- Seneca County
  - Devonian🐚 Plum Brook Shale

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_County,_Ohio
Wikidata ID:	Q485553
GeoNames ID:	5171643

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