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Mountrail County, North Dakota, USAi
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Mountrail CountyCounty
North DakotaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Stanley2,721 (2017)
New Town2,521 (2017)
Parshall1,263 (2017)
Plaza193 (2017)
Ross110 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
130710
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130710:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Mountrail, Dakota du Nord, États-Unis
German:
Mountrail County, North Dakota, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Mountrail, Dakota del Nord, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Маунтрейл, Северная Дакота, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
芒特雷爾縣, 北达科他州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Mountrail, Dakota del Norte, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Mountrail County, North Dakota, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة مونتريل, داكوتا الشمالية, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Mountrail konderria , Ipar Dakota
Bavarian:
Mountrail County, Noad-Dakota, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
মাউন্টরেইল কাউন্টি, নর্থ ডাকোটা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Маунтрейл, Северна Дакота, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Mountrail County, North Dakota
Dutch:
Mountrail County, North Dakota, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان مونتریل، داکوتای شمالی, داکوتای شمالی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Mountrail megye, Észak-Dakota, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Mountrail, Dakota Thuaidh, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
マウントレイル郡, ノースダコタ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Mountrail County, Noord-Dakota, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Mountrail Gông, North Dakota
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mountrail Kūn
Norwegian:
Mountrail County, Nord-Dakota, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Mountrail, Dakota Północna, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Mountrail, Dakota do Norte, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Mountrail, Dakota de Nord, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Mountrail, Dakota de Nord, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Mountrail County, Dakota a Tuath, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Монтрејл, Северна Дакота, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Mountrail County, Sjeverna Dakota, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Mountrail County, North Dakota, USA
Traditional Chinese:
芒特雷爾縣, 北達哥他州, 美國
Turkish:
Mountrail ilçesi, Kuzey Dakota, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Маунтрейл, Північна Дакота, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ماؤنٹریل کاؤنٹی، شمالی ڈکوٹا, شمالی ڈکوٹا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Mountrail, North Dakota, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Mountrail, North Dakota, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
ماؤنٹریل کاؤنٹی, اتلا ڈکوٹا, امریکہ


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGlauberite7.AD.25Na2Ca(SO4)2
ⓘThénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
ⓘMirabilite7.CD.10Na2SO4 · 10H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Oⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Oⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
NaSodium
Naⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Naⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Sⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Sⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences18
Youngest Fossil Listed50.3 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Golden Valley - Camels Butte955.8 - 50.3 Ma (Eocene)
Fort Union755.8 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Golden Valley - Bear Den256.8 - 50.3 Ma (Paleogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Equisetum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetum66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Isoetites horridus
species
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Isoetaceae : Isoetites : Isoetites horridus66 - 50.3 Ma
Paleogene
Osmunda macrophylla
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Osmunda : Osmunda macrophylla66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Salvinia preauriculata
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Salviniales : Salviniaceae : Salvinia : Salvinia preauriculata66 - 50.3 Ma
Paleogene
Glyptostrobus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Glyptostrobus66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Metasequoia occidentalis
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Metasequoia : Metasequoia occidentalis56.8 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Sparganium stygium
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Typhaceae : Sparganium : Sparganium stygium66 - 50.3 Ma
Paleogene
Platycarya americana
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Juglandaceae : Platycarya : Platycarya americana66 - 50.3 Ma
Paleogene
Protophyllum semotum
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Platanaceae : Protophyllum : Protophyllum semotum66 - 50.3 Ma
Paleogene
Averrhoites affinis
species
Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Oxalidaceae : Averrhoites : Averrhoites affinis66 - 50.3 Ma
Paleogene
Meliosma longifolia
species
Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Sabiaceae : Meliosma : Meliosma longifolia66 - 50.3 Ma
Paleogene
Dicotylophyllum hamameloides
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Dicotylophyllum : Dicotylophyllum hamameloides66 - 50.3 Ma
Paleogene
Dicotylophyllum hebronensis
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Dicotylophyllum : Dicotylophyllum hebronensis66 - 50.3 Ma
Paleogene
Ampelopsis acerifolia
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Vitales : Vitaceae : Ampelopsis : Ampelopsis acerifolia66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Credneria
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : Credneria66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Davidia antiqua
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Actinodonta : Davidia antiqua66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Marchantia pealei
species
Marchantia : Marchantia pealei66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountrail_County,_North_Dakota
Wikidata ID:Q280838
GeoNames ID:5690614

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