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Whitfield County, Georgia, USAi
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Whitfield CountyCounty
GeorgiaState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Gordon County, Georgia, USA
Walker County, Georgia, USA
Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Murray County, Georgia, USA
Catoosa County, Georgia, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dalton33,853 (2017)
Varnell1,790 (2017)
Tunnel Hill877 (2017)
Cohutta637 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
66824
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:66824:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Comté de Whitfield, Géorgie, États-Unis
German:
Whitfield County, Georgia, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Whitfield, Georgia, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Уитфилд, Джорджия, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
惠特菲爾德縣, 喬治亞州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Whitfield, Georgia, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Whitfield County, Georgia, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ويتفيلد, جورجيا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ուիթֆիլդ շրջան, Ջորջիա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Whitfield konderria, Georgia
Bavarian:
Whitfield County, Georgia, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
হুয়িটফিল্ড কাউন্টি, জর্জিয়া, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Уитфийлд, Джорджия, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Whitfield County, Georgia
Dutch:
Whitfield County, Georgia, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Whitfield, Georgio
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان ویتفیلد، جورجیا, جورجیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Whitfield megye, Georgia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ウィットフィールド郡, ジョージア州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Whitfield, Georgia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Whitfield County, Georgia, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Whitfield Gông, Georgia
Norwegian:
Whitfield County, Georgia, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Whitfield, Georgia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Whitfield, Geórgia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Whitfield, Georgia, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Вајтфилд, Џорџија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Whitfield County, Georgia, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Whitfield County, Georgia, USA
Turkish:
Whitfield County, Georgia, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Вітфілд, Джорджія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ویٹفیلڈ کاؤنٹی، جارجیا, جارجیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Whitfield, Georgia, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Whitfield, Georgia, Estados Unidos


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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Jet'
ⓘ Lawrencite
Formula: (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Romanèchite
Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘLawrencite3.AB.20(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘRomanèchite4.DK.10(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Jet'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences38
Youngest Fossil Listed450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Pachydictya
genus		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhinidictyidae : Pachydictya460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Escharopora
genus		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Escharoporidae : Escharopora460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Hebertella
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Hebertella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Hesperorthis
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Hesperorthidae : Hesperorthis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Platystrophia
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Rafinesquina
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Rafinesquina460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Sowerbyella
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Sowerbyella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Strophomena
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Strophomena460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Camarotoechia
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Camarotoechiidae : Camarotoechia460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Orthorhynchula
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Orthorhynchulidae : Orthorhynchula460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Zygospira
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Zygospira460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Solenopora
genus		Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Solenoporaceae : Solenopora460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Hesperorthis tricenaria
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Hesperorthidae : Hesperorthis : Hesperorthis tricenaria460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Zygospira modesta
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Zygospira : Zygospira modesta460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Anazyga recurvirostra
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Anazyga : Anazyga recurvirostra460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Strophomena incurvata
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Strophomena : Strophomena incurvata460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Rhinidictya mutabilis
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhinidictyidae : Rhinidictya : Rhinidictya mutabilis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitfield_County,_Georgia
Wikidata ID:Q491537
GeoNames ID:4230822

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