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Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USAi
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View of the Holt mining and metallurgy area, in 1911.

Semet-Solvey Plant, Holt, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
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View of the Brookwood coal mining area, in 1909.

Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
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View of the Brookwood coal mining area, in 1909.

Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
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View of the Holt mining and metallurgy area, in 1911.

Semet-Solvey Plant, Holt, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
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View of the Brookwood coal mining area, in 1909.

Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
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View of the Brookwood coal mining area, in 1909.

Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
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View of the Holt mining and metallurgy area, in 1911.

Semet-Solvey Plant, Holt, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
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View of the Brookwood coal mining area, in 1909.

Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Bibb County, Alabama, USA
Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Walker County, Alabama, USA
Greene County, Alabama, USA
Hale County, Alabama, USA
Pickens County, Alabama, USA
Fayette County, Alabama, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tuscaloosa98,332 (2017)
Northport24,772 (2017)
Holt3,638 (2011)
Lake View2,114 (2017)
Brookwood1,822 (2017)
Coaling1,648 (2017)
Museums in region:
Alabama Museum of Natural History (Tuscaloosa)
Mindat Locality ID:
65650
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65650:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Comté de Tuscaloosa, Alabama, États-Unis
German:
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Таскалуса, Алабама, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
塔斯卡卢萨县, 亚拉巴马州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة توسكالوسا, ألاباما, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Թուսկալուսա շրջան, Ալաբամա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Tuscaloosa konderria, Alabama
Bavarian:
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
টুসকালোসা কাউন্টি, আলাবামা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Тъскалуса, Алабама, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Dutch:
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Tuscaloosa maakond, Alabama, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان تاسکالوسا، آلاباما, آلاباما, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Tuscaloosa megye, Alabama, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
タスカルーサ郡, アラバマ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Tuscaloosa Gông, Alabama
Norwegian:
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Таскалуса, Алабама, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Turkish:
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Таскалуса, Алабама, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ٹوسکالوسا کاؤنٹی، الاباما, الاباما, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Quận Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Estados Unidos


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16 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Beraunite
Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Description: IMA nomenclature revision re-instated eleonorite as the ferric dominant member of the group. 2015
ⓘ Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ 'Ochre'
ⓘ 'Petrified Wood'
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘVivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘBeraunite ?8.DC.27Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
ⓘCacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-
ⓘ'Petrified Wood'-
ⓘ'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ'Ochre'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Hⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Oⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Pⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Pⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Feⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed315 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed318 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Pottsville1314.6 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Oligotypus tuscaloosae
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Meganisoptera : Meganeuridae : Oligotypus : Oligotypus tuscaloosae318.1 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscaloosa_County,_Alabama
Wikidata ID:Q503877
GeoNames ID:4094463

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