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Beaufort County, South Carolina, USAi
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Beaufort CountyCounty
South CarolinaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Hilton Head Island40,512 (2017)
Hilton Head37,099 (2018)
Bluffton16,728 (2017)
Beaufort13,306 (2017)
Port Royal12,122 (2017)
Burton6,976 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
99708
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:99708:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Beaufort, Caroline du Sud, États-Unis
German:
Beaufort County, South Carolina, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Beaufort, Carolina del Sud, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Бофорт, Южная Каролина, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
博福特縣, 南卡罗来纳州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Beaufort, Carolina del Sur, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Beaufort County, South Carolina, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بوفورت, كارولاينا الجنوبية, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բոֆորտ շրջան, Հարավային Կարոլինա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Beaufort konderria , Hego Carolina
Bavarian:
Beaufort County, South Carolina, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বিউফোর্ট কাউন্টি, সাউথ ক্যারোলাইনা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Бауфорт, Южна Каролина, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Beaufort County , South Carolina
Dutch:
Beaufort County, South Carolina, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Beaufort, Suda Karolino
Estonian:
Beauforti maakond, Lõuna-Carolina, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بوفورت، کارولینای جنوبی, کارولینای جنوبی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ბოფორტის ოლქი, სამხრეთი კაროლინა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Greek:
Κομητεία Μπιούφορτ, Νότια Καρολίνα, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Hungarian:
Beaufort megye, Dél-Karolina, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Beaufort, Carolina Theas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ビューフォート郡, サウスカロライナ州, アメリカ合衆国
Korean:
뷰퍼트 군, 사우스캐롤라이나주, 미국
Low Saxon/Low German:
Beaufort County, Süüd-Carolina, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Beaufort Gông, South Carolina
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Beaufort Kūn
Norwegian:
Beaufort County, Sør-Carolina, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Beaufort, Karolina Południowa, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Beaufort, Carolina do Sul, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Beaufort, Carolina de Sud, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Beaufort, Carolina de Sud, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
Округ Бјуфорт, Јужна Каролина, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Beaufort County, Južna Karolina, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA
Traditional Chinese:
博福特縣, 南卡羅萊納州, 美國
Turkish:
Beaufort ilçesi, Güney Karolina, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Бофорт, Південна Кароліна, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بیوفورٹ کاؤنٹی، جنوبی کیرولائنا, جنوبی کیرولائنا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Beaufort, South Carolina, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Beaufort, South Carolina, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
بیوفورٹ کاؤنٹی, جنوبی کیرولائنا, امریکہ


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11 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Apatite var. Collophane'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Clay minerals'
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Magnesioferrite
Formula: MgFe3+2O4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnesioferrite4.BB.05MgFe3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Unclassified
'Clay minerals'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Apatite
var. Collophane'
-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
P Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
YYttrium
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 6 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.

Occurrences14
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Waccamaw10.126 - 0.0117 Ma (Pleistocene)
Goose Creek65.333 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Carcharhinus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Carcharhinus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Ziphiidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Ziphiidae5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Mysticeti
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Mysticeti2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mammut americanum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae : Mammut : Mammut americanum0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Neofiber diluvianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neofiber : Neofiber diluvianus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Ontocetus emmonsi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Odobenidae : Ontocetus : Ontocetus emmonsi5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Choneziphius trachops
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Ziphiidae : Choneziphius : Choneziphius trachops5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Choneziphius liops
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Ziphiidae : Choneziphius : Choneziphius liops5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Belemnoziphius prorops
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Ziphiidae : Belemnoziphius : Belemnoziphius prorops5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Galeocerdo cuvieri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Carchariniformes : Carcharhinidae : Galeocerdo : Galeocerdo cuvieri2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Carcharhinus falciformis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Carchariniformes : Carcharhinidae : Carcharhinus : Carcharhinus falciformis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Carcharhinus obscurus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Carchariniformes : Carcharhinidae : Carcharhinus : Carcharhinus obscurus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Carcharhinus plumbeus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Carchariniformes : Carcharhinidae : Carcharhinus : Carcharhinus plumbeus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tusciziphius atlanticus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Ziphiidae : Tusciziphius : Tusciziphius atlanticus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_County,_South_Carolina
Wikidata ID:Q495682
GeoNames ID:4570292

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