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Clay County, Kansas, USAi
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"Salt Hopper" - Chalcedony after halite - Clay Co., Kansas

Clay County, Kansas, USA
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"Salt Hopper" - Chalcedony after halite - Clay Co., Kansas

Clay County, Kansas, USA
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"Salt Hopper" - Chalcedony after halite - Clay Co., Kansas

Clay County, Kansas, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Clay Center4,173 (2017)
Wakefield980 (2017)
Clifton537 (2017)
Morganville187 (2017)
Green128 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
231763
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:231763:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Clay, Kansas, États-Unis
German:
Clay County, Kansas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Clay, Kansas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Клей, Канзас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
克莱县, 堪薩斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Clay, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Clay County, Kanzas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة كلاي, كانساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Քլեյ շրջան, Կանզաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Clay konderria, Kansas
Bavarian:
Clay County, Kansas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ক্লে কাউন্টি, ক্যানসাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Клей, Канзас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Clay County, Kansas
Czech:
Clay County, Kansas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Clay County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان کلی، کانزاس, کانزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Clay megye, Kansas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
クレイ郡, カンザス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Clay Comitatus, Kansia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Clay County, Kansas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Clay Gông, Kansas
Norwegian:
Clay County, Kansas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Clay, Kansas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Clay, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Clay, Kansas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Клеј, Канзас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Clay County, Kanzas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Clay County, Kansas, USA
Turkish:
Clay, Kansas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Клей, Канзас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
کلے کاؤنٹی، کنساس, کنساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Clay, Kansas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Clay, Kansas, Estados Unidos


A county in north-central Kansas. Chalcedony after hoppered halite crystals ("salt hoppers") are found in one particular (now inaccessible) location in the county. The hoppered halite crystals formed in a brine lake or sea, and were later pseudomorphed.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Dakota199.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_County,_Kansas
Wikidata ID:Q376120
GeoNames ID:4269648

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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