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Copiah County, Mississippi, USAi
Regional Level Types
Copiah CountyCounty
MississippiState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Crystal Springs4,939 (2017)
Hazlehurst3,924 (2017)
Wesson1,908 (2017)
Beauregard326 (2011)
Georgetown283 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
106928
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:106928:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Copiah, Mississippi, États-Unis
German:
Copiah County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Copiah, Mississippi, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Капейа, Миссисипи, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
科派亞縣, 密西西比州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Copiah, Misisipi, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Copiah County, Mississippi, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة كوبيا , مسيسيبي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Քոպայահ շրջան, Միսսիսիպի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Copiah konderria , Mississippi
Bavarian:
Copiah County, Mississippi, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
কোপিয়াহ কাউন্টি, মিসিসিপি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Копая, Мисисипи, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Copiah County, Mississippi
Danish:
Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Dutch:
Copiah County, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten
Georgian:
კოპიის ოლქი, მისისიპის შტატი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Copiah megye, Mississippi, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
コピア郡, ミシシッピ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Copiah Comitatus, Mississippia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Copiah Gông, Mississippi
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Copiah Kūn
Norwegian:
Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Copiah, Missisipi, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Copiah, Mississippi, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Copiah, Mississippi, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Copiah, Mississippi, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Copiah County, Mississippi, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Копаја, Мисисипи, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Copiah County, Mississippi, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Traditional Chinese:
科派亞縣, 密西西比州, 美國
Turkish:
Copiah ilçesi, Mississippi, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Копая, Міссісіпі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
کوپیاہ کاؤنٹی، مسیسپی, مسیسپی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Copiah, Mississippi, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Copiah, Mississippi, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
کوپیاہ کاؤنٹی،مسسسپی, مسسسپی, امریکہ


A county.

Note: The geographic coordinates presented are taken from the Hazelhurst topo map (GNIS database preferred). The USGS GNIS database presents 21 sets of coordinates for this county.

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Mineral List

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

13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Unclassified
'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O StrontianiteSrCO3
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Al GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
K GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality 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.

Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Jackson137.2 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cytherelloidea danvillensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopina : Cytherellidae : Cytherelloidea : Cytherelloidea danvillensis56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copiah_County,_Mississippi
Wikidata ID:Q485420
GeoNames ID:4422700

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