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Comanche County, Kansas, USAi
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KansasState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Barber County, Kansas, USA
Woods County, Oklahoma, USA
Clark County, Kansas, USA
Harper County, Oklahoma, USA
Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Coldwater806 (2017)
Protection498 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
130747
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130747:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Comté de Comanche, Kansas, États-Unis
German:
Comanche County, Kansas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Comanche, Kansas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Команче, Канзас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
科曼奇縣, 堪薩斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Comanche, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Comanche County, Kanzas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة كوهمانتشي, كانساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Քոմանչի շրջան, Կանզաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Comanche konderria, Kansas
Bavarian:
Comanche County, Kansas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
কোমানচে কাউন্টি, ক্যানসাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Команчи, Канзас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Comanche County, Kansas
Czech:
Comanche County, Kansas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Comanche County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان کومانچی، کانزاس, کانزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Comanche megye, Kansas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
コマンチ郡, カンザス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Comanche Comitatus, Kansia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Comanche County, Kansas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Comanche Gông, Kansas
Norwegian:
Comanche County, Kansas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Comanche, Kansas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Comanche, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Comanche, Kansas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Команчи, Канзас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Comanche County, Kanzas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Comanche County, Kansas, USA
Turkish:
Comanche, Kansas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Команчі, Канзас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
کومینچی کاؤنٹی، کنساس, کنساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Comanche, Kansas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Comanche, Kansas, Estados Unidos


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11 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine composition (Fa17).
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Description: Oxidized corrosion bordering kamacite is common.
ⓘ Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Description: Original classification as an 'Olivine-bronzite chondrite' & current H5 designation suggests that the dominant Ca-poor pyroxene is likely to be orthopyroxene.
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘIsocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘMackinawite2.CC.25FeS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ MackinawiteFeS
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ MackinawiteFeS
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comanche_County,_Kansas
Wikidata ID:Q376703
GeoNames ID:4269851

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References

Ransom, Jay Ellis (1974) Gems and Minerals of America - A Guide to Rock Collecting. Harper & Row.
Sawin, Robert S. and Buchanan, Rex C.,(2002) Salt in Kansas, Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 21.
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