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Boone County, Illinois, USAi
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Boone CountyCounty
IllinoisState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Belvidere25,132 (2017)
Poplar Grove5,139 (2017)
Capron1,348 (2017)
Timberlane949 (2017)
Edgewood531 (2017)
Garden Prairie352 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
168987
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:168987:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Boone, Illinois, États-Unis
German:
Boone County, Illinois, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Boone, Illinois, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Бун, Иллинойс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
布恩縣, 伊利诺伊州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Boone, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Boone County, Illinois, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بون, إلينوي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բուն շրջան, Իլինոյս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Boone konderria, Illinois
Bavarian:
Boone County, Illinois, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ভোন কাউন্টি, ইলিনয়স, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Бун, Илинойс, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Boone County, Illinois
Czech:
Boone County, Illinois, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Boone County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بونی، ایلینوی, ایلینوی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Boone megye, Illinois, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Boone County, Illinois, Amerika Serikat
Japanese:
ブーン郡, イリノイ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Boone Comitatus, Illinoesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Boone County, Illinois, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Boone Gông, Illinois
Norwegian:
Boone County, Illinois, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Boone, Illinois, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Boone, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Boone, Illinois, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Бун, Илиноис, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Boone County, Illinois, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Boone County, Illinois, USA
Turkish:
Boone County, Illinois, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Бун, Іллінойс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بون کاؤنٹی، الینوائے, الینوائے, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Boone, Illinois, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Boone, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Boone County, Illinois, Unol Daleithiau America


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ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boone_County,_Illinois
Wikidata ID:Q109756
GeoNames ID:4885392

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