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Burke County, North Dakota, USAi
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North DakotaState
USACountry

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View of the Bowbells mining area, in 1908.

Bowbells coal mine, Burke County, North Dakota, USA
00886770017272060979115.jpg
View of the Bowbells mining area, in 1908.

Bowbells coal mine, Burke County, North Dakota, USA
00886770017272060979115.jpg
View of the Bowbells mining area, in 1908.

Bowbells coal mine, Burke County, North Dakota, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Williams County, North Dakota, USA
Renville County, North Dakota, USA
Divide County, North Dakota, USA
Ward County, North Dakota, USA
Mountrail County, North Dakota, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bowbells377 (2017)
Powers Lake307 (2017)
Lignite253 (2017)
Portal157 (2017)
Columbus155 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
30467
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30467:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Burke, Dakota du Nord, États-Unis
German:
Burke County, North Dakota, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Burke, Dakota del Nord, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Берк, Северная Дакота, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
伯克縣, 北达科他州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Burke, Dakota del Norte, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Burke County, North Dakota, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بوركي, داكوتا الشمالية, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Burke konderria , Ipar Dakota
Bavarian:
Burke County, Noad-Dakota, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বার্ক কাউন্টি, নর্থ ডাকোটা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Бърк, Северна Дакота, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Burke County , North Dakota
Dutch:
Burke County, North Dakota, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان برک، داکوتای شمالی, داکوتای شمالی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Burke megye, Észak-Dakota, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Burke, Dakota Thuaidh, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
バーク郡, ノースダコタ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Burke County, Noord-Dakota, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Burke Gông, North Dakota
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Burke Kūn
Norwegian:
Burke County, Nord-Dakota, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Burke, Dakota Północna, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Burke, Dakota do Norte, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Burke, Dakota de Nord, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Burke, Dakota de Nord, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Burke County, Dakota a Tuath, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Берк , Северна Дакота, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Burke County, Sjeverna Dakota, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Burke County, North Dakota, USA
Turkish:
Burke, Kuzey Dakota, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Берк, Північна Дакота, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
برک کاؤنٹی، شمالی ڈکوٹا, شمالی ڈکوٹا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Burke, North Dakota, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Burke, North Dakota, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
برک کاؤنٹی، نارتھ ڈیکوٹا, اتلا ڈکوٹا, امریکہ


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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ SylviteKCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_County,_North_Dakota
Wikidata ID:Q29118
GeoNames ID:5688254

Localities in this Region

USA

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North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Economic Geology; April 1979; v. 74; no. 2; p. 358-376
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