Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Grand Junction | Municipality |
| Mesa County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Grand Junction | 60,358 (2017) |
| Redlands | 8,685 (2011) |
| Orchard Mesa | 6,836 (2011) |
Clubs in region:
Other Languages:
French:
Grand Junction, Comté de Mesa, Colorado, États-Unis
German:
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Grand Junction, Contea di Mesa, Colorado, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Гранд-Джанкшен, Меса, Колорадо, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
大章克申, 梅薩縣, 科羅拉多州, 美国
Spanish:
Grand Junction, Condado de Mesa, Colorado, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
غراند جنكشن, مقاطعة ميسا, كولورادو, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Grand Junction , Mesa konderria, Colorado
Bengali:
গ্র্যান্ড জাংশন, কলোরাডো, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Гранд Джънкшън, Мейса, Колорадо, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Grand Junction, Colorado, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Grand Junction , Mesa County, Colorado
Chechen:
Гранд-Джанкшн , Колорадо, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Czech:
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
Dutch:
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
جراند جنكشن, كولورادو, امريكا
Estonian:
Grand Junction, Mesa maakond, Colorado, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
گراند خونکشن، کلرادو, شهرستان میسا، کلرادو, کلرادو, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Grand Junction, Colorado, Yhdysvallat
Greek:
Γκραντ Τζάνκσιον, Κολοράντο, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Gujarati:
ગ્રાન્ડ જંક્શન, યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ ઓફ અમેરિકા
Haitian:
Grand Junction, Kolorado, Etazini
Hebrew:
גראנד ג'נקשן, קולורדו, ארצות הברית
Hindi:
ग्रांड जंक्शन, कॉलोराडो, संयुक्त राज्य
Hungarian:
Grand Junction, Mesa megye, Colorado, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Grand Junction, Colorado, Amerika Serikat
Japanese:
グランド・ジャンクション, メサ郡, コロラド州, アメリカ合衆国
Kannada:
ಗ್ರಾಂಡ್ ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್, ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Гранд Джанкшн, Колорадо, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Korean:
그랜드정션, 콜로라도주, 미국
Kyrgyz:
Гранд Джанкшн, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Latvian:
Granddžankšena, Kolorādo, Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
Lithuanian:
Grand Džonkšonas, Koloradas, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Malay:
Grand Junction, Colorado, Amerika Syarikat
Marathi:
ग्रँड जंक्शन, कॉलोराडो, अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Grand Junction
Navajo:
Ahidiilíní Hátsoh, Ahidiilíní Hatsoh Áłtsʼíísí Bił Hahoodzo, Dibé Nitsaa Hahoodzo, Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
ग्र्यान्ड जंक्सन, कोलोरादो, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Norwegian:
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
Polish:
Grand Junction, Hrabstwo Mesa, Kolorado, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Grand Junction, Condado de Mesa, Colorado, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Grand Junction, Comitatul Mesa, Colorado, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Гранд Џанкшон, Округ Меса, Колорадо, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Sinhalese:
ග්රෑන්ඩ් ජන්ක්ෂන්, එක්සත් ජනපදය
Swahili:
Grand Junction, Colorado, Marekani
Swedish:
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
Tamil:
கிராண்ட் ஜங்ஷன், கொலராடோ, அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு
Tatar:
Гранд-Джанкшн , Колорадо, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Telugu:
గ్రాండ్ జంక్షన్, కొలరాడో, అమెరికా సంయుక్త రాష్ట్రాలు
Thai:
แกรนด์จังค์ชัน, รัฐโคโลราโด, ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
Traditional Chinese:
大章克申, 哥羅拉度州, 美國
Turkish:
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ґранд-Джанкшн, Меса, Колорадо, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
گرینڈ جنکشن، کولوراڈو, میسا کاؤنٹی، کولوراڈو, کولوراڈو, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Grand Junction, Quận Mesa, Colorado, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Grand Junction, Colorado, Lamerikän
Waray:
Grand Junction, Condado han Mesa, Colorado, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Grand Junction, Colorado, Unol Daleithiau America
The City of Grand Junction is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Mesa County, Colorado, United States.
The city has a council–manager form of government and is the most populous municipality in all of western Colorado.
Grand Junction is 247 miles (398 km) west-southwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.
Grand Junction is the sixteenth most populous city in the state of Colorado and the most populous city on the Colorado Western Slope.
It is a major commercial and transportation hub within the large area between the Green River and the Continental Divide.
It is the principal city of the Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The city is along the Colorado River, at its confluence with the Gunnison River, which comes in from the south.
"Grand" refers to the historical Grand River; it was renamed the Upper Colorado River in 1921.
"Junction" refers to the confluence of the Colorado and Gunnison rivers.
Grand Junction has been nicknamed "River City".
It is near the midpoint of a 30-mile (48 km) arcing valley, known as the Grand Valley; since the late 19th century it has been a major fruit-growing region.
The valley was long occupied by the Ute people and earlier indigenous cultures.
It was not settled by European-American farmers until the 1880s.
Since the late 20th century, several wineries have been established in the area.
The Colorado National Monument, a unique series of canyons and mesas, overlooks the city on the west.
Most of the area is surrounded by federal public lands managed by the US Bureau of Land Management.
Interstate 70 connects the city eastward to Glenwood Springs and Denver and westward to Green River, Utah; Salt Lake City is reached to the west via Interstate 70 and U.S Route 6; and Las Vegas (via Interstate 70 and Interstate 15).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Junction,_Colorado |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q989903 |
| GeoNames ID: | 5423573 |
Localities in this Region
- Colorado
- Mesa County
- Grand Junction
- Mesa County
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Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA