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Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA i
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Lafayette County County
Mississippi State
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Lafayette County	County
Mississippi	State
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Neighbouring regions:

Marshall County, Mississippi, USA

Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA

Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA

Union County, Mississippi, USA

Panola County, Mississippi, USA

Tate County, Mississippi, USA

Type:

County

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Oxford	22,314 (2017)
University	4,202 (2011)
Abbeville	435 (2017)
Taylor	348 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

106925

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:106925:2

GUID (UUID V4):

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French:

comté de Lafayette, Mississippi, États-Unis

German:

Lafayette County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten

Italian:

contea di Lafayette, Mississippi, Stati Uniti d'America

Russian:

Лафейетт, Миссисипи, Соединённые Штаты Америки

Simplified Chinese:

拉法葉縣, 密西西比州, 美国

Spanish:

Condado de Lafayette, Misisipi, Estados Unidos

Albanian:

Lafayette County, Mississippi, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës

Arabic:

مقاطعة لافاييت, مسيسيبي, الولايات المتحدة

Armenian:

Լաֆայետ շրջան, Միսսիսիպի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ

Basque:

Lafayette konderria , Mississippi

Bavarian:

Lafayette County, Mississippi, Vaoanigte Stootn

Bishnupriya Manipuri:

লাফায়েত কাউন্টি, মিসিসিপি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র

Bulgarian:

Лафайет, Мисисипи, Съединени американски щати

Cebuano:

Lafayette County , Mississippi

Danish:

Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA

Dutch:

Lafayette County, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten

Esperanto:

Kantono Lafayette, Misisipio

Farsi/Persian:

شهرستان لافایت، میسیسیپی, میسیسیپی, ایالات متحده آمریکا

Georgian:

ლაფაიეტის ოლქი, მისისიპის შტატი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები

Greek:

Κομητεία Λαφαγιέτ, Μισισίπι, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής

Hungarian:

Lafayette megye, Mississippi, Amerikai Egyesült Államok

Japanese:

ラファイエット郡, ミシシッピ州, アメリカ合衆国

Latin:

Lafayette Comitatus, Mississippia, Civitates Foederatae Americae

Low Saxon/Low German:

Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA

Min Dong Chinese:

Lafayette Gông, Mississippi

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Lafayette Kūn

Norwegian:

Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA

Polish:

Hrabstwo Lafayette, Missisipi, Stany Zjednoczone

Portuguese:

Condado de Lafayette, Mississippi, Estados Unidos

Romanian:

Comitatul Lafayette, Mississippi, Statele Unite ale Americii

Sardinian:

contea de Lafayette, Mississippi, Istados Unidos de Amèrica

Scottish Gaelic:

Lafayette County, Mississippi, Na Stàitean Aonaichte

Serbian:

Округ Лафејет, Мисисипи, Сједињене Америчке Државе

Serbo-Croatian:

Lafayette County, Mississippi, Sjedinjene Američke Države

Swedish:

Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA

Traditional Chinese:

拉法葉縣, 密西西比州, 美國

Turkish:

Lafayette County, Mississippi, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

Ukrainian:

Лафаєтт, Міссісіпі, Сполучені Штати Америки

Urdu:

لافائیٹ کاؤنٹی، مسیسپی, مسیسپی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا

Vietnamese:

Quận Lafayette, Mississippi, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ

Waray:

Condado han Lafayette, Mississippi, Estados Unidos

Western Punjabi:

لافائٹ کاؤنٹی،مسسسپی, مسسسپی, امریکہ

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ⓘ Fluorite (Fluorspar)

ⓘ Iron

Mineral List

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

ⓘ Aegirine

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

ⓘ Hematite

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

ⓘ 'Limonite'

ⓘ 'Petrified Wood'

ⓘ Siderite

3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine

Formula: NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆

References:

Riggs,K.A.,(1976) Subsurface Precambrian Granite,Lafayette County, Mississippi:American Association Of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin,v.60,p.455-457

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Riggs,K.A.,(1976) Subsurface Precambrian Granite,Lafayette County, Mississippi:American Association Of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin,v.60,p.455-457

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

Martha S. Carr and Carl E. Dutton (1955) Iron -Ore Resources of the United States ,Including Alaska and Puerto Rico : USGS Bulletion 1082-C

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

Formula: ◻Ca₂(C²⁺₄C³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)W₂

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

Martha S. Carr and Carl E. Dutton (1955) Iron -Ore Resources of the United States ,Including Alaska and Puerto Rico : USGS Bulletion 1082-C

ⓘ 'Petrified Wood'

References:

www.olemiss.edu (n.d.) http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/files/archives

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

References:

Martha S. Carr and Carl E. Dutton (1955) Iron -Ore Resources of the United States ,Including Alaska and Puerto Rico : USGS Bulletion 1082-C

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Aegirine	9.DA.25	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Petrified Wood'	-
ⓘ	'Hornblende Root Name Group'	-	◻Ca₂(C²⁺₄C³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)W₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(C₄²⁺C³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)W₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(C₄²⁺C³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)W₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(C₄²⁺C³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)W₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(C₄²⁺C³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)W₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_County,_Mississippi
Wikidata ID:	Q485383
GeoNames ID:	4432670

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