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Talladega County, Alabama, USAi
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View of the Sylacauga marble quarrying area, in 1909.

Gantts Quarry, Sylacauga, Talladega County, Alabama, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Talladega15,709 (2017)
Sylacauga12,657 (2017)
Lincoln6,524 (2017)
Childersburg5,046 (2017)
Mignon1,284 (2011)
Fayetteville1,284 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
65635
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65635:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Talladega, Alabama, États-Unis
German:
Talladega County, Alabama, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Talladega, Alabama, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Талладига, Алабама, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
塔拉迪加县, 亚拉巴马州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Talladega, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Talladega County, Alabama, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة تالاديجا, ألاباما, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Թալադեգա շրջան, Ալաբամա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Talladega konderria, Alabama
Bavarian:
Talladega County, Alabama, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
তাল্লাডেগা কাউন্টি, আলাবামা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Талъдига, Алабама, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Talladega County, Alabama
Dutch:
Talladega County, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Talladega maakond, Alabama, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان تالادیگا، آلاباما, آلاباما, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Talladega megye, Alabama, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
County Talladega, Alabama, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Talladega, Alabama, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
タラデガ郡, アラバマ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Talladega County, Alabama, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Talladega Gông, Alabama
Norwegian:
Talladega County, Alabama, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Talladega, Alabama, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Talladega, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Talladega, Alabama, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Таладига, Алабама, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Talladega County, Alabama, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Talladega County, Alabama, USA
Turkish:
Talladega County, Alabama, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Талладіга, Алабама, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ٹالاڈیگا کاؤنٹی، الاباما, الاباما, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Talladega County, Alabama, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Quận Talladega, Alabama, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Talladega, Alabama, Estados Unidos


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17 valid minerals.

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Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 20 localities in this region.
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 27 localities in this region.
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
var. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GibbsiteAl(OH)3
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GibbsiteAl(OH)3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
AsArsenic
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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Wikidata ID:Q302918
GeoNames ID:4092795

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