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Benton County, Arkansas, USAi
Regional Level Types
Benton CountyCounty
ArkansasState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rogers63,159 (2017)
Bentonville44,499 (2017)
Bella Vista27,999 (2017)
Siloam Springs16,081 (2017)
Centerton12,023 (2017)
Lowell8,549 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
10203
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10203:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Benton, Arkansas, États-Unis
German:
Benton County, Arkansas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Benton, Arkansas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Бентон, Арканзас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
本頓縣, 阿肯色州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Benton, Arkansas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Benton County, Arkansas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بينتون, أركنساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բենտոնի շրջան, Արկանզաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Benton konderria, Arkansas
Bavarian:
Benton County, Arkansas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বেনটন কাউন্টি, আরকান্‌সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Бентън, Арканзас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Benton County, Arkansas
Dutch:
Benton County, Arkansas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Bentoni maakond, Arkansas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بنتون، آرکانزاس, آرکانزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Benton megye, Arkansas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Benton, Arkansas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ベントン郡, アーカンソー州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Benton Comitatus, Arcansia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Benton County, Arkansas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Benton Gông, Arkansas
Norwegian:
Benton County, Arkansas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Benton, Arkansas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Benton, Arkansas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Benton, Arkansas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Бентон, Арканзас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Benton County, Arkansas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Benton County, Arkansas, USA
Turkish:
Benton County, Arkansas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Бентон, Арканзас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بینٹن کاؤنٹی، آرکنساس, آرکنساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Benton, Arkansas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Benton, Arkansas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
بنٹن کاؤنٹی، آرکنساس, آرکانساس, امریکہ


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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘViolarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
NiNickel
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed336 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed345 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Batesville Sandstone - Limestone2345 - 336 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Palaeacis carinata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Palaeacidae : Palaeacis : Palaeacis carinata345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Platyceras (Orthonychia) compressum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cyrtoneritimorpha : Orthonychiidae : Orthonychia : Platyceras (Orthonychia) compressum345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_County,_Arkansas
Wikidata ID:Q61020
GeoNames ID:4101244

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