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Holmesville, Gage County, Nebraska, USAi
Regional Level Types
HolmesvilleCensus-designated Place
Gage CountyCounty
NebraskaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 12' 2'' North , 96° 39' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Blue Springs322 (2017)6.8km
Wymore1,414 (2017)8.7km
Beatrice12,388 (2017)10.6km
Filley130 (2017)14.1km
Barneston114 (2017)18.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
45778
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45778:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Holmesville is a census-designated place.

Quartz crystals are found in geodes, occurring in exposures and quarries in Permian strata, around Holmesville.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Fluorescence: Yellow green - except nonfluorescent white xls
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: Short, hairlike crystals on calcite
Description: Has often been misidentified as millerite.
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Description: Inclusions in chert from Florence limestone
ⓘ 'Petrified Wood'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Lake Superior Agate4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petrified Wood'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmesville,_Nebraska
Wikidata ID:Q5901056
GeoNames ID:5070255

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