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Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Kenosha CountyCounty
WisconsinState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kenosha99,858 (2017)
Pleasant Prairie20,726 (2017)
Salem11,416 (2017)
Somers9,454 (2006)
Twin Lakes6,094 (2017)
Bristol4,951 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
212348
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:212348:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Kenosha, Wisconsin, États-Unis
German:
Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Kenosha, Wisconsin, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Кеноша, Висконсин, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
基諾沙縣, 威斯康辛州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Kenosha, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة كينوشا, ويسكونسن, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Kenosha konderria , Wisconsin
Bavarian:
Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
কেনোসা কাউন্টি, উইসকনসিন, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Кеноша, Уисконсин, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Dutch:
Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان کنوشا، ویسکانسین, ویسکانسین, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Kenosha megye, Wisconsin, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ケノーシャ郡, ウィスコンシン州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Kenosha Comitatus, Visconsinia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Kenosha Gông, Wisconsin
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kenosha Kūn
Norwegian:
Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Kenosha, Wisconsin, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Kenosha, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Kenosha, Wisconsin, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Kenosha, Wisconsin, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
Округ Кеноша , Висконсин, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA
Traditional Chinese:
基諾沙縣, 威斯康辛州, 美國
Turkish:
Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Кеноша, Вісконсин, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
کینوشا کاؤنٹی، وسکونسن, وسکونسن, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Kenosha, Wisconsin, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Kenosha, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos


Kenosha County is underlain by Silurian sedimentary rocks, primarily dolostones. A diamond-bearing lamprophyre intrusion was discovered during drilling under Kenosha, but has so far proven uneconomic to develop. Thick glacial sediments obscure the bedrock in most places. Kenosha has a public museum with excellent geology displays, included a reconstructed wooly mammoth skeleton. Beach combing along Lake Michigan's shore can provide interesting samples of local and glacially transported rocks.

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16 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside
Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
ⓘ Eastonite
Formula: KMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
References:
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘvar. Picroilmenite4.CB.05(Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘBaddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘDiopside
var. Chromium-bearing Diopside
9.DA.15Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
ⓘ9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘEastonite9.EC.20KMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ EastoniteKMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ EastoniteKMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite(Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ EastoniteKMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite(Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ EastoniteKMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ EastoniteKMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ EastoniteKMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite(Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite(Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
NiNickel
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Mammuthus primigenius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus : Mammuthus primigenius0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_County,_Wisconsin
Wikidata ID:Q495315
GeoNames ID:5258396

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