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DuPage County, Illinois, USAi
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DuPage CountyCounty
IllinoisState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Naperville147,100 (2017)
Wheaton53,715 (2017)
Downers Grove49,732 (2017)
Elmhurst45,957 (2017)
Lombard43,797 (2017)
Carol Stream40,356 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
168997
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:168997:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de DuPage, Illinois, États-Unis
German:
DuPage County, Illinois, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di DuPage, Illinois, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Ду-Пейдж, Иллинойс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
杜佩奇縣, 伊利诺伊州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de DuPage, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
DuPage County, Illinois, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة دوبيج, إلينوي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Դյուպաժ շրջան, Իլինոյս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
DuPage konderria, Illinois
Bavarian:
DuPage County, Illinois, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ডুপেইজ কাউন্টি, ইলিনয়স, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Дупейдж, Илинойс, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Comtat de DuPage, Illinois, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
DuPage County, Illinois
Dutch:
DuPage County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان دوپیج، ایلینوی, ایلینوی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
DuPage megye, Illinois, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
DuPage County, Illinois, Amerika Serikat
Japanese:
デュページ郡, イリノイ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
DuPage Comitatus, Illinoesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
DuPage Gông, Illinois
Norwegian:
DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo DuPage, Illinois, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de DuPage, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul DuPage, Illinois, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Дупејџ, Илиноис, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
DuPage County, Illinois, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Slovak:
DuPage County, Illinois, Spojené štáty
Swedish:
DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Turkish:
DuPage County, Illinois, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Дюпаж, Іллінойс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ڈوپیگ کاؤنٹی، الینوائے, الینوائے, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận DuPage, Illinois, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han DuPage, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
ڈوپیج کاؤنٹی, الینوۓ, امریکہ


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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
S MarcasiteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed307 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed311 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Kewanee - Carbondale - Francis Creek Shale1307 - 303.7 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Parapaolia superba
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Parapaolia : Parapaolia superba311.45 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuPage_County,_Illinois
Wikidata ID:Q109626
GeoNames ID:4890213

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