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Kane County, Illinois, USAi
Regional Level Types
Kane CountyCounty
IllinoisState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Aurora200,661 (2017)
Elgin112,111 (2017)
Carpentersville38,512 (2017)
Saint Charles32,974 (2013)
Batavia26,495 (2017)
Wasco22,560 (2017)
Clubs in region:
Mindat Locality ID:
169005
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:169005:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Kane, Illinois, États-Unis
German:
Kane County, Illinois, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Kane, Illinois, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Кейн, Иллинойс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
凱恩縣, 伊利诺伊州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Kane, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Kane County, Illinois, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة كين, إلينوي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Քեյն շրջան, Իլինոյս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Kane konderria, Illinois
Bavarian:
Kane County, Illinois, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
কান কাউন্টি, ইলিনয়স, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Кейн, Илинойс, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Kane County, Illinois
Dutch:
Kane County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Kane'i maakond, Illinois, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان کین، ایلینوی, ایلینوی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Kane megye, Illinois, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ケーン郡, イリノイ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Kane Comitatus, Illinoesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kane County, Illinois, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Kane Gông, Illinois
Norwegian:
Kane County, Illinois, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Kane, Illinois, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Kane, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Kane, Illinois, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Кејн, Илиноис, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Kane County, Illinois, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Kane County, Illinois, USA
Turkish:
Kane County, Illinois, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Кейн, Іллінойс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
کین کاؤنٹی، الینوائے, الینوائے, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Kane, Illinois, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Kane, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Kane County, Illinois, Unol Daleithiau America
Western Punjabi:
کین کاؤنٹی, الینوۓ, امریکہ


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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Unclassified
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
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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 ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kane_County,_Illinois
Wikidata ID:Q486112
GeoNames ID:4898166

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