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Childress County, Texas, USAi
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PlacePopulation
Childress6,101 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
273486
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:273486:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Childress, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Childress County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Childress, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Чилдресс, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
柴爾德里斯縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Childress, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Childress County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة تشايلدريس , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Չիլդրիս շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Childress konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Childress County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
চিলড্রেস কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Чайлдрес, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Childress County, Texas
Czech:
Childress County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Childress County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Childressi maakond, Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان چیلدرس، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ჩაილდრესის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Childress megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
County Childress, Texas, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Childress, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
チルドレス郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Childress Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Childress County, Texas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Childress Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Childress Kūn
Nepali:
चिल्ड्रेस काउन्टी, टेक्सस, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Norwegian:
Childress County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Childress, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Childress, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Childress, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Childress, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Childress County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Чилдрес, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Childress County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Childress County, Texas, USA
Traditional Chinese:
柴爾德里斯縣, 德薩斯州, 美國
Turkish:
Childress, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Чайлдресс, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
چلڈریس کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Childress, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Childress, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
چلڈرس کاؤنٹی, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine; Olivine composition [Fa18] in Mason, 1963. Usual Range for H chondrites is Fo76-80. Cf. Hutchinson (2004).
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Description: Generic term. "Strongly weathered" according to Ramdohr (1973). Rust obvious in photographs.
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Classified as an 'Olivine-bronzite' chondrite.
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘCopper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘIron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum
var. Alabaster
7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plessite'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SSulfur
Sⓘ Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ IronFe
Feⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CopperCu

Fossils

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

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Occurrences41
Youngest Fossil Listed0.30 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed279 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Dog Creek - Guthrie36279.3 - 272.3 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Platygonus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Platygonus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Camelops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelops1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Mammuthus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Mammut americanum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae : Mammut : Mammut americanum1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus scotti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus scotti1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Pseudorthoceras knoxense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthocerida : Pseudorthoceratidae : Pseudorthoceras : Pseudorthoceras knoxense279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Lyroschizodus oklahomensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Lyroschizodus : Lyroschizodus oklahomensis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Schizodus texanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Schizodidae : Schizodus : Schizodus texanus279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Heteropecten vanvleeti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Heteropectinidae : Heteropecten : Heteropecten vanvleeti279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Leptodesma gouldii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Leptodesma : Leptodesma gouldii279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Septimyalina burmai
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Septimyalina : Septimyalina burmai279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Permophorus albequus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Kalenteridae : Permophorus : Permophorus albequus279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Prodentalium canna
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Prodentaliidae : Prodentalium : Prodentalium canna279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Edmondia rotunda
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Edmondiidae : Edmondia : Edmondia rotunda279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Bellerophon majusculus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae : Bellerophon : Bellerophon majusculus279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Pseudomonotis sublaevis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pseudomonotidae : Pseudomonotis : Pseudomonotis sublaevis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Pseudomonotis hawni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pseudomonotidae : Pseudomonotis : Pseudomonotis hawni279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Wilkingia rothi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sanguinolitidae : Wilkingia : Wilkingia rothi279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Permophorus mexicanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Kalenteridae : Permophorus : Permophorus mexicanus279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Parapenascoceras sanandreasense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Domatoceratidae : Parapenascoceras : Parapenascoceras sanandreasense279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Coelogasteroceras mexicanum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Liroceratidae : Coelogasteroceras : Coelogasteroceras mexicanum279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Perrinites hilli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Perrinitidae : Perrinites : Perrinites hilli279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childress_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:Q109751
GeoNames ID:5518760

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