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Branch County, Michigan, USAi
Regional Level Types
Branch CountyCounty
MichiganState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Coldwater10,844 (2017)
Bronson2,335 (2017)
Quincy1,640 (2017)
Union City1,584 (2017)
Sherwood310 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
125402
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:125402:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Branch, Michigan, États-Unis
German:
Branch County, Michigan, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Branch, Michigan, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Бранч, Мичиган, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
布蘭奇縣, 密歇根州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Branch, Míchigan, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Branch County, Michigan, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة برانش, ميشيغان, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բրանչ շրջան, Միչիգան, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Branch konderria , Michigan
Bavarian:
Branch County, Michigan, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ব্রাঞ্চ কাউন্টি, মিশিগান, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Бранч, Мичиган, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Branch County, Michigan
Czech:
Branch County, Michigan, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Branch County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Branĉo, Miĉigano
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان برنچ، میشیگان, میشیگان, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ბრანჩის ოლქი, მიჩიგანის შტატი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז בראנץ', מישיגן, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Branch megye, Michigan, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ブランチ郡, ミシガン州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Branch Comitatus, Michigania, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Branch County, Michigan, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Branch Gông, Michigan
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Branch Kūn
Norwegian:
Branch County, Michigan, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Branch, Michigan, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Branch, Michigan, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Branch, Michigan, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Branch, Michigan, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Branch County, Michigan, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Бранч, Мичиген, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Branch County, Michigan, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Branch County, Michigan, USA
Traditional Chinese:
布蘭奇縣, 密芝根州, 美國
Turkish:
Branch County, Michigan, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Бранч, Мічиган, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
برانچ کاؤنٹی، مشی گن, مشی گن, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Branch, Michigan, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Branch, Michigan, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
برانچ کاؤنٹی, مشیگن, امریکہ


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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O SideriteFeCO3
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 46 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences46
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed323 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Saginaw42323.2 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cervus canadensis
subspecies
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus : Cervus elaphus : Cervus elaphus canadensis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mammut americanum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae : Mammut : Mammut americanum0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lepidodendron
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidodendron323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Lepidodendron aculeatum
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidodendron : Lepidodendron aculeatum323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Lepidodendron obovatum
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidodendron : Lepidodendron obovatum323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Lepidostrobus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidostrobus323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Asterophyllites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Asterophyllites323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Calamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamites323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Calamites undulatus
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamites : Calamites undulatus323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Alethopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Alethopteris323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Trigonocarpus
genus
Plantae : Trigonocarpus323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Cordaites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : Cordaites323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Stigmaria
genus
Plantae : Stigmaria323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Neuropteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Neuropteris323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Mariopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Callistophytaceae : Mariopteris323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Sphenophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Sphenophyllaceae : Sphenophyllum323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Bothrodendron
genus
Bothrodendron323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Annularia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Annularia323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Spermatites
genus
Spermatites323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branch_County,_Michigan
Wikidata ID:Q167580
GeoNames ID:4986828

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