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Lancaster County, Nebraska, USAi
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Rural Lancaster County - north of Lincoln

Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
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State Capitol Building, Lincoln

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Lincoln277,348 (2017)
Waverly3,739 (2017)
Hickman2,079 (2017)
Bennet845 (2017)
Firth586 (2017)
Malcolm401 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
21668
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21668:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Lancaster, Nebraska, États-Unis
German:
Lancaster County, Nebraska, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Lancaster, Nebraska, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Ланкастер, Небраска, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
蘭開斯特縣, 內布拉斯加州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Lancaster, Nebraska, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Lancaster County, Nebraska, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة لانكستر , نبراسكا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Լանկաստեր շրջան, Նեբրասկա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Lancaster konderria , Nebraska
Bavarian:
Lancaster County, Nebraska, Vaoanigte Stootn
Belarusian:
акруга Ланкастэр, Небраска, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
লানকাস্টার কাউন্টি, নেব্রাস্কা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bosnian:
Okrug Lancaster, Nebraska, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Bulgarian:
Ланкастър, Небраска, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Lancaster County , Nebraska
Czech:
Lancaster County, Nebraska, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Lancaster County, Nebraska, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Lankastro, Nebrasko
Estonian:
Lancasteri maakond , Nebraska, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان لنکستر , نبراسکا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ლანკასტერის ოლქი, ნებრასკა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Lancaster megye, Nebraska, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ランカスター郡, ネブラスカ州, アメリカ合衆国
Korean:
랭커스터 군, 네브래스카주, 미국
Low Saxon/Low German:
Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Lancaster Gông, Nebraska
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Lancaster Kūn
Norwegian:
Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Lancaster , Nebraska, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Lancaster, Nebraska, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Lancaster, Nebraska, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Lancaster, Nebraska, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Lancaster County, Nebraska, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Ланкастер , Небраска, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Lancaster County, Nebraska, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Traditional Chinese:
蘭開斯特縣, 內布拉斯加州, 美國
Turkish:
Lancaster County, Nebraska, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ланкастер, Небраска, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
لنکاسٹر کاؤنٹی، نیبراسکا, نیبراسکا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Lancaster, Nebraska, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Lancaster, Nebraska, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
لینکاسٹر کاؤنٹی،نیبراسکا, نیبراسکا, امریکہ


Lancaster County is located in southeast Nebraska, and is the second most populous county in the state. The county seat is Lincoln, which is the state capitol, and the home of the University of Nebraska.

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12 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: Pseudomorphs after marcasite
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: Massive
Colour: Pink, orange
Description: Erroneously referred to as "red celestite"
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Halotrichite
Formula: Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Small amounts of gold are found in the Platte River. A gold sluice was operated on the Cretaceous Dakota Group just north of Lincoln in 1965 and recovered a few dollars worth of gold.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Moss Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Moss Agate4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Lake Superior Agate4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘThénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘHalotrichite7.CB.85Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
Oⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

Fossils

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

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed296 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed307 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Neva1298.9 - 295.5 Ma (Paleozoic)
Foraker - Hughes Creek1303.7 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Marmaton - Altamont - Lake Neosho Shale2307 - 303.7 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Glikmanius occidentalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Ctenacanthiformes : Ctenacanthidae : Glikmanius : Glikmanius occidentalis307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Agassizodus variabilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Eugeneodontiformes : Helicoprionidae : Agassizodus : Agassizodus variabilis307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Stearoceras sublaeve
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Grypoceratidae : Stearoceras : Stearoceras sublaeve298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Ameura missouriensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Ameura : Ameura missouriensis303.7 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster_County,_Nebraska
Wikidata ID:Q484530
GeoNames ID:5071741

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