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Osborne County, Kansas, USAi
Regional Level Types
Osborne CountyCounty
KansasState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Osborne1,369 (2017)
Downs855 (2017)
Natoma316 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
130768
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130768:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté d'Osborne, Kansas, États-Unis
German:
Osborne County, Kansas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Osborne, Kansas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Осборн, Канзас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
奧斯伯恩縣, 堪薩斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Osborne, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Osborne County, Kanzas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة أوزبورن, كانساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Օսբորն շրջան, Կանզաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Osborne konderria, Kansas
Bavarian:
Osborne County, Kansas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ওসর্বন কাউন্টি, ক্যানসাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Озбърн, Канзас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Osborne County, Kansas
Czech:
Osborne County, Kansas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Osborne County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان آزبورن، کانزاس, کانزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Osborne megye, Kansas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
オズボーン郡, カンザス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Osborne Comitatus, Kansia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Osborne County, Kansas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Osborne Gông, Kansas
Norwegian:
Osborne County, Kansas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Osborne, Kansas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Osborne, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Osborne, Kansas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Озборн, Канзас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Osborne County, Kanzas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Osborne County, Kansas, USA
Turkish:
Osborne County, Kansas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Осборн, Канзас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
اوسبورن کاؤنٹی، کنساس, کنساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Osborne, Kansas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Osborne, Kansas, Estados Unidos


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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Colorado - Carlile Shale - Blue Hill193.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Carlile Shale - Blue Hill Shale193.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Colorado - Carlile Shale - Fairport293.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Mosasauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pliosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pliosauridae93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trinacromerum bentonianum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Polycotylidae : Trinacromerum : Trinacromerum bentonianum93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_County,_Kansas
Wikidata ID:Q374334
GeoNames ID:4276786

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