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Gaines County, Texas, USAi
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Neighbouring regions:
Dawson County, Texas, USA
Martin County, Texas, USA
Terry County, Texas, USA
Andrews County, Texas, USA
Yoakum County, Texas, USA
Lea County, New Mexico, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Seminole7,448 (2017)
Seagraves2,762 (2017)
Loop225 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
273534
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:273534:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Gaines, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Gaines County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Gaines, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Гейнз, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
蓋恩斯縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Gaines, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Gaines County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة غينز , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Գեյնս շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Gaines konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Gaines County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
গেইনেস কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Гейнс, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Gaines County, Texas
Czech:
Gaines County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Gaines County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Gainesi maakond, Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان گینس، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
გეინზის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Gaines megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
County Gaines, Texas, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Gaines, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ゲインズ郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Gaines Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Gaines County, Texas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Gaines Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Gaines Kūn
Norwegian:
Gaines County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Gaines, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Gaines, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Gaines, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Gaines, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Gaines County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Гејнс, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Gaines County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Gaines County, Texas, USA
Traditional Chinese:
蓋恩斯縣, 德薩斯州, 美國
Turkish:
Gaines, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ґейнс, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
گیئنز کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Gaines, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Gaines, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
گینز کاؤنٹی, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


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ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Description: Diopsidic clinopyroxene composition (En47.5Wo45Fs7.4).
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: Fe-Ni metal often rims chondrules.
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘIsocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘMackinawite2.CC.25FeS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Plessite'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ MackinawiteFeS
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MackinawiteFeS
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3

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Wikidata ID:Q109836
GeoNames ID:5521974

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