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Webster County, Iowa, USAi
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Fort Dodge underground gypsum mining scene, in 1914.

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Fort Dodge24,649 (2017)
Gowrie999 (2017)
Dayton798 (2017)
Coalville610 (2017)
Badger550 (2017)
Otho524 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
54368
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54368:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Webster, Iowa, États-Unis
German:
Webster County, Iowa, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Webster, Iowa, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Уэбстер, Айова, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
韋伯斯特縣 , 艾奥瓦州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Webster, Iowa, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Webster County, Iowa, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ويبستر, آيوا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ուեբստեր շրջան, Այովա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Webster konderria , Iowa
Bavarian:
Webster County, Iowa, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ওয়েব কাউন্টি, আইৱা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Уебстър, Айова, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Webster County, Iowa
Dutch:
Webster County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Webster, Iovao
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان وبستر، آیووا, آیووا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
უებსტერის ოლქი, აიოვა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז וובסטר, איווה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Webster megye, Iowa, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ウェブスター郡, アイオワ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Webster County, Iowa, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Webster Gông, Iowa
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Webster Kūn
Norwegian:
Webster County, Iowa, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Webster, Iowa, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Webster, Iowa, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Webster, Iowa, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Webster, Iowa, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Webster County, Iowa, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Вебстер , Ајова, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Webster County, Iowa, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Webster County, Iowa, USA
Traditional Chinese:
韋伯斯特縣, 埃奧華州, 美國
Turkish:
Webster County, Iowa, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Вебстер, Айова, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ویبسٹر کاؤنٹی، آئیووا, آئیووا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Webster, Iowa, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Webster, Iowa, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
ویبسٹر کاؤنٹی، آئیووا, آئیووا, امریکہ


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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed307 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed315 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Edestus mirus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Edestidae : Edestus : Edestus mirus315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Iowa
Wikidata ID:Q485726
GeoNames ID:4881109

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