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Benton County, Mississippi, USAi
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MississippiState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Marshall County, Mississippi, USA
Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
Fayette County, Tennessee, USA
Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Union County, Mississippi, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Hickory Flat557 (2017)
Ashland538 (2017)
Snow Lake Shores298 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
106924
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:106924:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Benton, Mississippi, États-Unis
German:
Benton County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Benton, Mississippi, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Бентон, Миссисипи, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
本頓縣, 密西西比州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Benton, Misisipi, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Benton County, Mississippi, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بينتون , مسيسيبي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բենտոն շրջան, Միսսիսիպի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Benton konderria , Mississippi
Bavarian:
Benton County, Mississippi, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বেন্টন কাউন্টি, মিসিসিপি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Бентън, Мисисипи, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Benton County , Mississippi
Danish:
Benton County, Mississippi, USA
Dutch:
Benton County, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بنتون، میسیسیپی, میسیسیپی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ბენტონის ოლქი, მისისიპის შტატი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Benton megye, Mississippi, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ベントン郡, ミシシッピ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Benton Comitatus, Mississippia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Benton County, Mississippi, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Benton Gông, Mississippi
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Benton Kūn
Norwegian:
Benton County, Mississippi, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Benton, Missisipi, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Benton, Mississippi, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Benton, Mississippi, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Benton, Mississippi, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Benton County, Mississippi, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Бентон, Мисисипи, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Benton County, Mississippi, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Benton County, Mississippi, USA
Traditional Chinese:
本頓縣, 密西西比州, 美國
Turkish:
Benton, Mississippi, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Бентон, Міссісіпі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بینٹن کاؤنٹی، مسیسپی, مسیسپی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Benton, Mississippi, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Benton, Mississippi, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
بنٹن کاؤنٹی،مسسسپی, مسسسپی, امریکہ


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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate'
Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘGibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed47.8 Ma (Eocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Tallahatta847.8 - 37.2 Ma (Eocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Araneae
order		Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Coleoptera
order		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Formicidae
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Formicidae47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Isoptera
unranked clade		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Isoptera47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Zygoptera
suborder		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Zygoptera47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Anisoptera
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Tettigoniidae : Anisoptera47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Trichoptera
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Trichoceridae : Trichoptera47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Chaoborus
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Chaoboridae : Chaoborus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_County,_Mississippi
Wikidata ID:Q110655
GeoNames ID:4417738

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