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Wayne County, Ohio, USAi
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OhioState
USACountry

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Shale outcrop in hillside

Conrail Railroad cut, Marshallville, Wayne County, Ohio, USA
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Gypsum

Zollinger Sand & Gravel pit, Rittman, Wayne County, Ohio, USA
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Shale outcrop in hillside

Conrail Railroad cut, Marshallville, Wayne County, Ohio, USA
07897040017272081148552.jpg
Gypsum

Zollinger Sand & Gravel pit, Rittman, Wayne County, Ohio, USA
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Shale outcrop in hillside

Conrail Railroad cut, Marshallville, Wayne County, Ohio, USA
07897040017272081148552.jpg
Gypsum

Zollinger Sand & Gravel pit, Rittman, Wayne County, Ohio, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Stark County, Ohio, USA
Summit County, Ohio, USA
Holmes County, Ohio, USA
Medina County, Ohio, USA
Ashland County, Ohio, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wooster26,749 (2017)
Orrville8,491 (2017)
Rittman6,580 (2017)
Doylestown3,075 (2017)
Creston2,181 (2017)
Dalton1,850 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
54955
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54955:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Wayne, Ohio, États-Unis
German:
Wayne County, Ohio, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Wayne, Ohio, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Уэйн, Огайо, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
韋恩縣, 俄亥俄州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Wayne, Ohio, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Wayne County, Ohio, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة وين , أوهايو, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Wayne konderria , Ohio
Bavarian:
Wayne County, Ohio, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ৱাইনে কাউন্টি, ওহাইও, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Уейн, Охайо, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Wayne County, Ohio
Danish:
Wayne County, Ohio, USA
Dutch:
Wayne County, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Wayne, Ohio
Estonian:
Wayne'i maakond, Ohio, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان وین، اوهایو, اوهایو, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Waynen piirikunta, Ohio, Yhdysvallat
Georgian:
უეინის ოლქი, ოჰაიო, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז ויין, אוהיו, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Wayne megye, Ohio, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ウェイン郡, オハイオ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Wayne Comitatus, Ohium, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Wayne County, Ohio, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Wayne Gông, Ohio
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wayne Kūn
Norwegian:
Wayne County, Ohio, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Wayne, Ohio, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Wayne, Ohio, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Wayne, Ohio, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Wayne, Ohio, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Wayne County, Ohio, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Вејн, Охајо, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Wayne County, Ohio, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Wayne County, Ohio, USA
Traditional Chinese:
韋恩縣, 俄亥俄州, 美國
Turkish:
Wayne County, Ohio, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Вейн, Огайо, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
وین کاؤنٹی، اوہائیو, اوہائیو, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Wayne, Ohio, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Wayne, Ohio, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
وین کاؤنٹی، اوہائیو, اوہائیو, امریکہ


Wayne County is a county in northeast Ohio. It was founded on March 1, 1808 and named after General Anthony Wayne (1745-1796), an officer during the Revolutionary War. Anthony Wayne also participated in the Northwest Indian War and was a commander during Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. The county seat is Wooster.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed343 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Cuyahoga - Cuyahoga - Wooster3353.8 - 342.8 Ma (Carboniferous)
Cuyahoga - Cuyahoga - Meadville1358.9 - 353.8 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Aphelakardia alternistriata
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Conocardiida : Conocardiidae : Aphelakardia : Aphelakardia alternistriata358.9 - 342.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Hippocardia herricki
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Hippocardiidae : Hippocardia : Hippocardia herricki353.8 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_County,_Ohio
Wikidata ID:Q403184
GeoNames ID:5175898

Localities in this Region

USA

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

www.wayneohio.org (n.d.) https://www.wayneohio.org/
Pepper, James F. (1947), Areal Extent and Thickness of the Salt Deposits of Ohio: The Ohio Journal of Science: 47(6)(November): 225-239.
Ransom, Jay Ellis (1974) Gems and Minerals of America - A Guide to Rock Collecting. Harper & Row.
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