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Decatur County, Kansas, USAi
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Neighbouring regions:
Thomas County, Kansas, USA
Rawlins County, Kansas, USA
Norton County, Kansas, USA
Sheridan County, Kansas, USA
Furnas County, Nebraska, USA
Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Oberlin1,761 (2017)
Norcatur150 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
283328
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:283328:9
GUID (UUID V4):
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Other Languages:
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French:
Comté de Decatur, Kansas, États-Unis
German:
Decatur County, Kansas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Decatur, Kansas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Декейтер, Канзас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
第開特縣, 堪薩斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Decatur, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Decatur County, Kanzas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ديكاتور, كانساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Դեկատուր շրջան, Կանզաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Decatur konderria, Kansas
Bavarian:
Decatur County, Kansas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ডেকাটোর কাউন্টি, ক্যানসাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Дикейтър, Канзас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Decatur County, Kansas
Czech:
Decatur County, Kansas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Decatur County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان دکیتر، کانزاس, کانزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Decatur megye, Kansas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ディケーター郡, カンザス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Decatur Comitatus, Kansia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Decatur County, Kansas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Decatur Gông, Kansas
Norwegian:
Decatur County, Kansas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Decatur, Kansas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Decatur, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Decatur, Kansas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Декејтур, Канзас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Decatur County, Kanzas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Decatur County, Kansas, USA
Turkish:
Decatur, Kansas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Декатур, Канзас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ڈیکیٹر کاؤنٹی، کنساس, کنساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Decatur, Kansas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Decatur, Kansas, Estados Unidos


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35 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Description: Shows antiphase domains (Cooling T = 1050-1300 °C).; Plagioclase w. composition An99 found in refractory inclusion, Patzer et al. (2012)
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Description: In a refractory F inclusion.
ⓘ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Veinlets in melilite.
ⓘ Calcite var. Mg-rich Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Mg)CO3
Description: Veinlets in melilite.
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Clinoenstatite
Formula: MgSiO3
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Description: Diopside — Al-rich Diopside (En36Fs1Wo63) in spinel-rich CAI
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Composition (Fa19), Mason, 1963.
ⓘ Ferrihydrite
Formula: Fe3+10O14(OH)2
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ Gehlenite
Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
ⓘ 'Glass'
ⓘ Goldmanite
Formula: Ca3V3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
Description: Poorly graphitized carbon surrounding taenite.
ⓘ Grossite
Formula: CaAl4O7
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
Description: Cr-bearing.
ⓘ Hibonite
Formula: CaAl12O19
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Minor opaque.
ⓘ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
Description: In a refractory F inclusion and elsewhere.
ⓘ Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Description: Other similar pre-terrestial phases may be difficult to separate from terrestrial weatherates.
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
Description: In a refractory F inclusion.
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Description: Farrington's 'augite' is presumably today's diopside, augite, or pigeonite. Earlier classification as a 'olivine-bronzite' chondrite implies that either Ca-poor orthopyroxene or clinopyroxene is present.
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Description: Low-Ni.
ⓘ 'Silica'
ⓘ Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
ⓘ Tridymite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: Troilite — In chondrules with sulfide-rich rims and elsewhere.
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Description: In a refractory F inclusion.

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)
ⓘTetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘHercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘGrossite4.CC.15CaAl4O7
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
ⓘHibonite4.CC.45CaAl12O19
ⓘTridymite4.DA.10SiO2
ⓘBaddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
ⓘFerrihydrite4.FE.35Fe3+10O14(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘvar. Mg-rich Calcite5.AB.05(Ca,Mg)CO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMerrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘGoldmanite9.AD.25Ca3V3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘGehlenite9.BB.10Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘClinoenstatite9.DA.10MgSiO3
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘAugite
var. Fassaite		9.DA.15(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘSodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Silica'-
ⓘ'Glass'-
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
ⓘ'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ FerrihydriteFe103+O14(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DiamondC
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ Calcite var. Mg-rich Calcite(Ca,Mg)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Oⓘ FerrihydriteFe103+O14(OH)2
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Oⓘ GoldmaniteCa3V23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ GrossiteCaAl4O7
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oⓘ HiboniteCaAl12O19
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Oⓘ Calcite var. Mg-rich Calcite(Ca,Mg)CO3
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Oⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
NaSodium
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Naⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Mgⓘ Calcite var. Mg-rich Calcite(Ca,Mg)CO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Alⓘ GrossiteCaAl4O7
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alⓘ HiboniteCaAl12O19
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ ClinoenstatiteMgSiO3
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Siⓘ GoldmaniteCa3V23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Siⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Siⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Caⓘ GoldmaniteCa3V23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ GrossiteCaAl4O7
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ HiboniteCaAl12O19
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Caⓘ Calcite var. Mg-rich Calcite(Ca,Mg)CO3
Caⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Tiⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
VVanadium
Vⓘ GoldmaniteCa3V23+(SiO4)3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Feⓘ FerrihydriteFe103+O14(OH)2
Feⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2

Fossils

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed4.90 Ma (Pliocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed10.3 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ogallala210.3 - 4.9 Ma (Neogene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Epicyon haydeni
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Epicyon : Epicyon haydeni10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Machairodus catocopis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Machairodus : Machairodus catocopis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
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Wikidata ID:Q376136
GeoNames ID:5445268

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