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Cottle County, Texas, USA

Gypsum

Cottle County, Texas, USA

Gypsum

Cottle County, Texas, USA

Neighbouring regions:

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Motley County, Texas, USA

Hardeman County, Texas, USA

Type:

County

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Paducah	1,122 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

217855

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:217855:7

GUID (UUID V4):

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French:

comté de Cottle, Texas, États-Unis

German:

Cottle County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten

Italian:

contea di Cottle, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America

Russian:

Коттл, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки

Simplified Chinese:

科特爾縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国

Spanish:

Condado de Cottle, Texas, Estados Unidos

Albanian:

Cottle County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës

Arabic:

مقاطعة كوتل , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة

Armenian:

Քոթլ շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ

Basque:

Cottle konderria , Texas

Bavarian:

Cottle County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn

Bishnupriya Manipuri:

কোটলে কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র

Bulgarian:

Котъл, Тексас, Съединени американски щати

Cebuano:

Cottle County, Texas

Czech:

Cottle County, Texas, Spojené státy americké

Dutch:

Cottle County, Texas, Verenigde Staten

Estonian:

Cottle'i maakond, Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid

Farsi/Persian:

شهرستان کوتل، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا

Georgian:

კოტლის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები

Hungarian:

Cottle megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok

Indonesian:

County Cottle, Texas, Amerika Serikat

Irish Gaelic:

Contae Cottle, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá

Japanese:

コットル郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国

Latin:

Cottle Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae

Low Saxon/Low German:

Cottle County, Texas, USA

Min Dong Chinese:

Cottle Gông, Texas

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Cottle Kūn

Norwegian:

Cottle County, Texas, USA

Polish:

Hrabstwo Cottle, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone

Portuguese:

Condado de Cottle, Texas, Estados Unidos

Romanian:

Comitatul Cottle, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii

Sardinian:

contea de Cottle, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica

Scottish Gaelic:

Cottle County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte

Serbian:

Округ Котл, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе

Serbo-Croatian:

Cottle County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države

Swedish:

Cottle County, Texas, USA

Traditional Chinese:

科特爾縣, 德薩斯州, 美國

Turkish:

Cottle, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

Ukrainian:

Коттл, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки

Urdu:

کوٹل کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا

Vietnamese:

Quận Cottle, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ

Waray:

Condado han Cottle, Texas, Estados Unidos

Western Punjabi:

کوٹل کاؤنٹی, ٹیکساس, امریکہ

Gypsum crystals found in area near Paducah. The gypsum crystals are pictured in Art Smith's 1991 Rocks & Minerals article on the Minerals of Texas (vol. 66 no. 3), but identified as "West Texas".

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ⓘ H5 chondrite meteorite

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ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Cee Vee meteorite, Cottle County, Texas, USA

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Copper

Formula: Cu

Locality: Cee Vee meteorite, Cottle County, Texas, USA

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Cee Vee meteorite, Cottle County, Texas, USA

References:

Taylor, G.J. (1968) On the Thermal History of Chondrites: Master's Thesis: Rice University. 73 pages.

Graham, A. L., Bevan, A. W. R., Hutchison, R. (1985) Catalogue of Meteorites - With Special Reference to those Represented in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History) (4th ed.) British Museum (Natural History), London.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Locality: Cee Vee meteorite, Cottle County, Texas, USA

Description: Secondary goethite observed by Ramdohr (1973).

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

K. Nash specimen (Label Nature's Gallery rockshop)

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

References:

Darton, N.H.,(1921) Permian Salt Deposits of the South -Central United States :USGS Bulletion 715 -M

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Cee Vee meteorite, Cottle County, Texas, USA

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Iron

Formula: Fe

Locality: Cee Vee meteorite, Cottle County, Texas, USA

References:

Taylor, G.J. & Heymann, D. (1971) The formation of clear taenite in ordinary chondrites: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 36(3): 175-188. (Feb 1971).

ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Cee Vee meteorite, Cottle County, Texas, USA

References:

Taylor, G.J. (1968) On the Thermal History of Chondrites: Master's Thesis: Rice University. 73 pages.

Taylor, G.J. & Heymann, D. (1971) The formation of clear taenite in ordinary chondrites: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 36(3): 175-188. (Feb 1971).

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Isocubanite

Formula: CuFe₂S₃

Locality: Cee Vee meteorite, Cottle County, Texas, USA

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Locality: Cee Vee meteorite, Cottle County, Texas, USA

Description: Limonite stains visible in photographs.

References:

www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com (n.d.) http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/test/Ceevee_don_edwards.JPG

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Cee Vee meteorite, Cottle County, Texas, USA

Description: Classification as 'Olivine-bronzite' chondrite.

References:

ⓘ 'Plessite'

Locality: Cee Vee meteorite, Cottle County, Texas, USA

References:

Taylor, G.J. (1968) On the Thermal History of Chondrites: Master's Thesis: Rice University. 73 pages.

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Cee Vee meteorite, Cottle County, Texas, USA

References:

Taylor, G.J. (1968) On the Thermal History of Chondrites: Master's Thesis: Rice University. 73 pages.

Taylor, G.J. & Heymann, D. (1971) The formation of clear taenite in ordinary chondrites: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 36(3): 175-188. (Feb 1971).

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Locality: Cee Vee meteorite, Cottle County, Texas, USA

References:

Taylor, G.J. (1968) On the Thermal History of Chondrites: Master's Thesis: Rice University. 73 pages.

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
ⓘ	Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Isocubanite	2.CB.55b	CuFe₂S₃
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Halite	3.AA.20	NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plessite'	-
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Fe	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottle_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:	Q109622
GeoNames ID:	5519440

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References

Mineral Label (Nature's Gallery, Carrollton, Texas), K. Nash specimen.

Darton, N.H.,(1921) Permian Salt Deposits of the South -Central United States :USGS Bulletion 715 -M

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