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Monroe County, Iowa, USAi
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Coal Mines, Albia area, Iowa, 1970s

Monroe County, Iowa, USA
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Collecting Calcite from Septarians: Albia area, Iowa, 1970s

Monroe County, Iowa, USA
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Calcite from Septarians: Albia area, Iowa, 1970s

Monroe County, Iowa, USA
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Mammoth Vein Coal Mine, 1906

Lovilia area, Monroe County, Iowa, USA
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Coal Mines, Albia area, Iowa, 1970s

Monroe County, Iowa, USA
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Collecting Calcite from Septarians: Albia area, Iowa, 1970s

Monroe County, Iowa, USA
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Calcite from Septarians: Albia area, Iowa, 1970s

Monroe County, Iowa, USA
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Mammoth Vein Coal Mine, 1906

Lovilia area, Monroe County, Iowa, USA
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Coal Mines, Albia area, Iowa, 1970s

Monroe County, Iowa, USA
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Collecting Calcite from Septarians: Albia area, Iowa, 1970s

Monroe County, Iowa, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Albia3,829 (2017)
Lovilia519 (2017)
Melrose110 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
59220
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59220:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Monroe, Iowa, États-Unis
German:
Monroe County, Iowa, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Monroe, Iowa, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Монро, Айова, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
門羅縣 , 艾奥瓦州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Monroe, Iowa, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Monroe County, Iowa, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة مونرو, آيوا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Մոնրո շրջան, Այովա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Monroe konderria , Iowa
Bavarian:
Monroe County, Iowa, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
মনরৌ কাউন্টি, আইৱা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Монро, Айова, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Monroe County, Iowa
Dutch:
Monroe County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Monroe, Iovao
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان مونرو، آیووا, آیووا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
მონროს ოლქი, აიოვა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז מונרו, איווה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Monroe megye, Iowa, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
モンロー郡, アイオワ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Monroe County, Iowa, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Monroe Gông, Iowa
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Monroe Kūn
Norwegian:
Monroe County, Iowa, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Monroe, Iowa, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Monroe, Iowa, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Monroe, Iowa, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Monroe, Iowa, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Monroe County, Iowa, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Монро , Ајова, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Monroe County, Iowa, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Monroe County, Iowa, USA
Traditional Chinese:
門羅縣, 埃奧華州, 美國
Turkish:
Monroe, Iowa, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Монро, Айова, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
مونرو کاؤنٹی، آئیووا, آئیووا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Monroe, Iowa, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Monroe, Iowa, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
منرو کاؤنٹی، آئیووا, آئیووا, امریکہ


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Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Halotrichite
Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
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Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Halotrichite7.CB.85FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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Wikidata ID:Q485984
GeoNames ID:4867729

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