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Jefferson County, Kansas, USAi
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Jefferson CountyCounty
KansasState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Valley Falls1,157 (2017)
Oskaloosa1,086 (2017)
Perry909 (2017)
McLouth854 (2017)
Meriden790 (2017)
Ozawkie633 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
187545
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:187545:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Jefferson, Kansas, États-Unis
German:
Jefferson County, Kansas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Jefferson, Kansas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Джефферсон, Канзас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
傑佛遜縣, 堪薩斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Jefferson, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Jefferson County, Kanzas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة جيفرسون, كانساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ջեֆերսոն շրջան, Կանզաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Jefferson konderria, Kansas
Bavarian:
Jefferson County, Kansas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
জেফারশন কাউন্টি, ক্যানসাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Джеферсън, Канзас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Jefferson County, Kansas
Czech:
Jefferson County, Kansas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Jefferson County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Jeffersoni maakond, Kansas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان جفرسون، کانزاس, کانزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Jeffersonin piirikunta, Kansas, Yhdysvallat
Hungarian:
Jefferson megye, Kansas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ジェファーソン郡, カンザス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Jefferson Comitatus, Kansia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Jefferson County, Kansas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Jefferson Gông, Kansas
Norwegian:
Jefferson County, Kansas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Jefferson, Kansas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Jefferson, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Jefferson, Kansas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Џеферсон, Канзас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Jefferson County, Kanzas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Jefferson County, Kansas, USA
Turkish:
Jefferson, Kansas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Джефферсон, Канзас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
جیفرسن کاؤنٹی، کنساس, کنساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Jefferson, Kansas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Jefferson, Kansas, Estados Unidos


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Lake Superior Agate4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2

Fossils

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

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Occurrences21
Youngest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed304 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Council Grove - Foraker Limestone - Hughes Creek Shale9300.2 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Wabaunsee - Wood Siding - Nebraska City Limestone7301.2 - 300.2 Ma (Carboniferous)
Shawnee - Deer Creek5303.7 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Fusulina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Fusulinidae : Fusulina303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Crinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea301.2 - 300.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Knightinella humerosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Microdomatidae : Knightinella : Knightinella humerosa303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Derbyia crassa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Derbyiidae : Derbyia : Derbyia crassa301.2 - 300.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Parajuresania nebrascensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Echinoconchidae : Parajuresania : Parajuresania nebrascensis301.2 - 300.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Neospirifer cameratus
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Neospirifer : Neospirifer cameratus303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Hustedia mormoni
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Neoretziidae : Hustedia : Hustedia mormoni301.2 - 300.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Chaenomya leavenworthensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Pholadomyidae : Chaenomya : Chaenomya leavenworthensis303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Meekella striatocostata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Meekellidae : Meekella : Meekella striatocostata301.2 - 300.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Crurithyris planoconvexa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : Crurithyris : Crurithyris planoconvexa303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Kindlella minuta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Kellettinidae : Kindlella : Kindlella minuta303.7 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Pseudobythocypris pediformis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiocyprididae : Pseudobythocypris : Pseudobythocypris pediformis303.7 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Linoproductus prattenianus
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Linoproductus : Linoproductus prattenianus303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Myalina (Orthomyalina) subquadrata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Orthomyalina : Myalina (Orthomyalina) subquadrata303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Neochonetes granulifer
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Neochonetes : Neochonetes granulifer301.2 - 300.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Paraparchites magnus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Paraparchitidae : Paraparchites : Paraparchites magnus303.7 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Knightina ampla
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Kirkbyidae : Knightina : Knightina ampla303.7 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Coryellina firma
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Primitiidae : Coryellina : Coryellina firma303.7 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Allorisma altirostrata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Allorisma : Allorisma altirostrata303.4 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Kansas
Wikidata ID:Q257334
GeoNames ID:4273563

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