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

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Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Gulfport71,856 (2017)
West Gulfport71,329 (2006)
Biloxi45,637 (2017)
Long Beach15,555 (2017)
D'Iberville11,400 (2017)
Pass Christian5,498 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
106929
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:106929:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Harrison, Mississippi, États-Unis
German:
Harrison County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Harrison, Mississippi, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Харрисон, Миссисипи, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
哈里森縣, 密西西比州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Harrison, Misisipi, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Harrison County, Mississippi, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة هاريسون , مسيسيبي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Հարիսոն շրջան, Միսսիսիպի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Harrison konderria , Mississippi
Bavarian:
Harrison County, Mississippi, Vaoanigte Stootn
Belarusian:
Харысан, Місісіпі, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
হারিসোন কাউন্টি, মিসিসিপি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Харисън, Мисисипи, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Harrison County, Mississippi
Danish:
Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
Dutch:
Harrison County, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان هریسون، میسیسیپی, میسیسیپی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Harrisonin piirikunta , Mississippi, Yhdysvallat
Georgian:
ჰარისონის ოლქი, მისისიპის შტატი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Harrison megye, Mississippi, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ハリソン郡, ミシシッピ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Harrison Comitatus, Mississippia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Harrison Gông, Mississippi
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Harrison Kūn
Norwegian:
Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Harrison, Missisipi, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Harrison, Mississippi, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Harrison, Mississippi, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Harrison, Mississippi, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Harrison County, Mississippi, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Харисон, Мисисипи, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Harrison County, Mississippi, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
Traditional Chinese:
哈里森縣, 密西西比州, 美國
Turkish:
Harrison County, Mississippi, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Гаррісон, Міссісіпі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ہیریسن کاؤنٹی، مسیسپی, مسیسپی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Harrison, Mississippi, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Harrison, Mississippi, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
ہاریسن کاؤنٹی،مسسسپی, مسسسپی, امریکہ


Note: The geographic coordinates presented are taken from the Gulfport North topo map (GNIS database preferred). The USGS GNIS database presents 22 sets of coordinates for this county.

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1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2

Fossils

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

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Occurrences15
Youngest Fossil Listed3.60 Ma (Pliocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Pensacola155.333 - 3.6 Ma (Neogene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ammonia
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Ammoniidae : Ammonia5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Brizalina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Bolivinitidae : Brizalina11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Buliminella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Buliminellidae : Buliminella11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Elphidium
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Elphidiidae : Elphidium5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Epistominella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Pseudoparrellidae : Epistominella11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Globigerina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Globigerinidae : Globigerina11.608 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Globorotalia
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Globorotaliidae : Globorotalia11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Hanzawaia
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Anomalinidae : Hanzawaia11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Nonion
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Nonionidae : Nonion5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Rangia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Rangia11.608 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_County,_Mississippi
Wikidata ID:Q485434
GeoNames ID:4429197

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