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03569860017271985013775.jpg
View of the Sour Lake oil field, ca. 1930.

Sour Lake Salt Dome, Hardin County, Texas, USA
06024070017271985032911.jpg
View of the Sour Lake oil field, ca. 1960.

Sour Lake Salt Dome, Hardin County, Texas, USA
07080170017271985059648.jpg
View of the Sour Lake oil field, ca. 1960.

Sour Lake Salt Dome, Hardin County, Texas, USA
03569860017271985013775.jpg
View of the Sour Lake oil field, ca. 1930.

Sour Lake Salt Dome, Hardin County, Texas, USA
06024070017271985032911.jpg
View of the Sour Lake oil field, ca. 1960.

Sour Lake Salt Dome, Hardin County, Texas, USA
07080170017271985059648.jpg
View of the Sour Lake oil field, ca. 1960.

Sour Lake Salt Dome, Hardin County, Texas, USA
03569860017271985013775.jpg
View of the Sour Lake oil field, ca. 1930.

Sour Lake Salt Dome, Hardin County, Texas, USA
06024070017271985032911.jpg
View of the Sour Lake oil field, ca. 1960.

Sour Lake Salt Dome, Hardin County, Texas, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Lumberton12,421 (2017)
Silsbee6,688 (2017)
Kountze2,083 (2017)
Sour Lake1,773 (2017)
Pinewood Estates1,678 (2011)
Wildwood1,235 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
51537
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51537:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Hardin, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Hardin County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Hardin, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Хардин, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
哈丁縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Hardin, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Hardin County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة هاردين , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Հարդին շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Hardin konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Hardin County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
হারডিন কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Хардин, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Hardin County, Texas
Czech:
Hardin County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Hardin County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Hardini maakond , Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان هاردین، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ჰარდინის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Hardin megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
County Hardin, Texas, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Hardin, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ハーディン郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Hardin Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Hardin County, Texas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Hardin Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Hardin Kūn
Nepali:
हार्डिन काउन्टी, टेक्सस, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Norwegian:
Hardin County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Hardin, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Hardin, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Hardin, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Hardin, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Hardin County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Хардин, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Hardin County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Hardin County, Texas, USA
Traditional Chinese:
哈丁縣, 德薩斯州, 美國
Turkish:
Hardin, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Гардін, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ہارڈن کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Hardin, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Hardin, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
ہارڈن کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ 'Petroleum'
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
References:
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Jackson137.2 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ledina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Yoldiidae : Ledina41.3 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Testudinoidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinoidea2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Trachemys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Emydidae : Trachemys2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardin_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:Q109270
GeoNames ID:4696143

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