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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | 130,405 (2017) |
| Marion | 37,330 (2017) |
| Hiawatha | 7,199 (2017) |
| Mount Vernon | 4,486 (2017) |
| Robins | 3,454 (2017) |
| Center Point | 2,521 (2017) |
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Linn, Iowa, États-Unis
German:
Linn County, Iowa, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Linn, Iowa, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Линн, Айова, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
林縣 , 艾奥瓦州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Linn, Iowa, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Linn County, Iowa, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة لين, آيوا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Լին շրջան, Այովա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Linn konderria , Iowa
Bavarian:
Linn County, Iowa, Vaoanigte Stootn
Belarusian:
Лін, Аява, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
লিন কাউন্টি, আইৱা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Лин, Айова, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Linn County, Iowa
Dutch:
Linn County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Linn, Iovao
Estonian:
Linni maakond , Iowa, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان لین، آیووا, آیووا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ლინის ოლქი, აიოვა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז לין, איווה, ארצות הברית
Hindi:
लिन काउंटी, आयोवा, संयुक्त राज्य
Hungarian:
Linn megye, Iowa, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
リン郡, アイオワ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Linn County, Iowa, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Linn Gông, Iowa
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Linn Kūn
Norwegian:
Linn County, Iowa, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Linn, Iowa, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Linn, Iowa, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Linn, Iowa, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Linn, Iowa, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Linn County, Iowa, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Лин , Ајова, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Linn County, Iowa, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Linn County, Iowa, USA
Traditional Chinese:
林縣, 埃奧華州, 美國
Turkish:
Linn County, Iowa, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Лінн, Айова, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
لین کاؤنٹی، آئیووا, آئیووا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Linn, Iowa, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Linn, Iowa, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
لن کاؤنٹی, آئیووا, امریکہ
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities12 valid minerals.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| ⓘ Isocubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ Mackinawite Formula: FeS |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Formula: SiO2 Locality: Walker area, Linn County, Iowa, USA Description: Coldwater agate |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Locality: Walker area, Linn County, Iowa, USA Description: Coldwater agate |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Ni,Fe) |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Ni,Fe) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Isocubanite | 2.CB.55b | CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Mackinawite | FeS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Mackinawite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Ni,Fe) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Ni,Fe) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Isocubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fossils
There are 43 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 43 | |||||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 372 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian) | |||||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician) | |||||||||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 4 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linn_County,_Iowa |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q485741 |
| GeoNames ID: | 4864924 |
Localities in this Region
- Iowa
- Linn County
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