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Gilbertown, Choctaw County, Alabama, USAi
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GilbertownTown
Choctaw CountyCounty
AlabamaState
USACountry

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Gilbertown205 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
65530
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65530:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


16 km NW

A town.

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Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Fossils

There are 3 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.

Occurrences77
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Yazoo137.2 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Moodys Branch4337.2 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Claiborne - Cook Mountain141.3 - 38 Ma (Eocene)
Claiborne - Lisbon - Lower2147.8 - 41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Claiborne - Tallahatta - Upper1156 - 41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Balanophyllia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Flabellum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Serpula
genus
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Serpula41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Epitonium (Gyroscala)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Epitonium : Epitonium (Gyroscala)41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Turritella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Clavilithes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Clavilithes41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Pleurofusia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Pleurofusia41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Pseudoliva
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudolividae : Pseudoliva41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Chlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Crassatella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Crassatella47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Lirodiscus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Lirodiscus41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Spisula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Spisula41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Tellina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Venericardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Caryocorbula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Caryocorbula41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Teredo
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Teredinidae : Teredo56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Callianassa
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Callianassidae : Callianassa56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Protoscutella
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Protoscutellidae : Protoscutella56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Chondrichthyes
class
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cetacea
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Bathytormus flexurus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Bathytormus : Bathytormus flexurus41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Caestocorbula wailesiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Caestocorbula : Caestocorbula wailesiana41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Callista annexa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Callista : Callista annexa41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Calyptraphorus stamineus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Rostellariidae : Calyptraphorus : Calyptraphorus stamineus41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Chlamys clarkeana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys clarkeana56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Conus sauridens
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Eoconus : Eoconus sauridens41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Caryocorbula densata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Caryocorbula : Caryocorbula densata41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Eburneopecten scintillatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Eburneopecten : Eburneopecten scintillatus41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Flabellum cuneiforme
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : Flabellum cuneiforme47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Glycymeris filosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris filosa41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Lirodiscus jacksonensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Lirodiscus : Lirodiscus jacksonensis41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Mesalia claibornensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Mesalia : Mesalia claibornensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Natica permunda
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Natica : Natica permunda41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Nucula (Nucula) sphenopsis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : Nucula (Nucula) sphenopsis41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Nuculana multilineata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana : Nuculana multilineata41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Pachecoa declivis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Noetiidae : Pachecoa : Pachecoa declivis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Pitar securiformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Pitar : Pitar securiformis41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Polinices weisbordi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Polinices : Polinices weisbordi41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Pseudoliva vetusta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Pseudoliva : Pseudoliva vetusta47.8 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Pseudotoma heilprini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Pseudotoma : Pseudotoma heilprini41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Saxolucina gaufia
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Saxolucina : Saxolucina gaufia41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Tornatellaea lata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Acteonidae : Tornatellaea : Tornatellaea lata41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Tritonatractus pearlensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turbinellidae : Tritonatractus : Tritonatractus pearlensis41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Turritella nasuta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella nasuta47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Kapalmerella arenicola
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Kapalmerella : Kapalmerella arenicola41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Haustator perdita
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Haustator : Haustator perdita41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Venericardia apodensata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericardia apodensata41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Venericardia (Rotundicardia) diversidentata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericardia (Rotundicardia) diversidentata41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Ostrea (Alectryonia)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea (Alectryonia)56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Vertebrata
subphylum
Animalia : Chordata : Vertebrata41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Calyptraeidae : Trochita : Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta47.8 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Venericardia (Claibornicardia) nasuta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Glyptoactis : Venericardia (Claibornicardia) nasuta47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Gigantostrea trigonalis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gigantostrea : Gigantostrea trigonalis41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cubitostrea lisbonensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Cubitostrea : Cubitostrea lisbonensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Venericardia (Venericor) densata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericardia (Venericor) densata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Brachydontes
genus
Brachydontes56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Petrophyllia gardnerae
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Oculinidae : Petrophyllia : Petrophyllia gardnerae47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Balanophyllia desmophyllum
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : Balanophyllia desmophyllum47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Madracis ganei
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Madracis : Madracis ganei47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Balanophyllia augustinensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : Balanophyllia augustinensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Endopachys maclurii
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Endopachys : Endopachys maclurii41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Nemocardium nicolletti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Nemocardium : Nemocardium nicolletti41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Cubitostrea smithvillensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Cubitostrea : Cubitostrea smithvillensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) perplicata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Cubitostrea : Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) perplicata56 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Anomia ephippioides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia : Anomia ephippioides47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Periarchus lyelli
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Protoscutellidae : Periarchus : Periarchus lyelli41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
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Wikidata ID:Q68021
GeoNames ID:4064105


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