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

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rockford148,278 (2017)
Loves Park23,455 (2017)
Machesney Park22,927 (2017)
Roscoe10,565 (2017)
South Beloit7,680 (2017)
Rockton7,525 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
169033
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:169033:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Winnebago, Illinois, États-Unis
German:
Winnebago County, Illinois, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Winnebago, Illinois, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Уиннебейго, Иллинойс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
溫納貝戈縣, 伊利诺伊州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Winnebago, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Winnebago County, Illinois, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة وينيباغو, إلينوي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Վինբագո շրջան, Իլինոյս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Winnebago konderria, Illinois
Bavarian:
Winnebago County, Illinois, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
উইনেবাগো কাউন্টি, ইলিনয়স, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Уинебаго, Илинойс, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Winnebago County, Illinois
Dutch:
Winnebago County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان وینه‌بگو، ایلینوی, ایلینوی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Winnebago megye, Illinois, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ウィネベーゴ郡, イリノイ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Winnebago Comitatus, Illinoesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Winnebago Gông, Illinois
Norwegian:
Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Winnebago, Illinois, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Winnebago, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Winnebago, Illinois, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Винебејго, Илиноис, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Winnebago County, Illinois, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Turkish:
Winnebago County, Illinois, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Віннебаґо, Іллінойс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
وینیباگو کاؤنٹی، الینوائے, الینوائے, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Winnebago, Illinois, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Winnebago, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
ونیباگو کاؤنٹی, الینوۓ, امریکہ


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8 valid minerals.

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
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 GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

Fossils

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

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Galena - Dunleith - Eagle Point8460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cyclocystoides
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Cyclocystoidea : Cyclocystoididae : Cyclocystoides460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Myeinocystites
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Soluta : Syringocrinida : Iowacystidae : Myeinocystites460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Glyptocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Glyptocrinus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Carabocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Carabocrinidae : Carabocrinus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Cupulocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Cupulocrinus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Neobothriocidaris
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Bothriocidaridae : Neobothriocidaris460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Pleurocystites strimplei
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Pleurocystitidae : Pleurocystites : Pleurocystites strimplei460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Edrioaster bigsbyi
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Edrioasteroidea : Edrioasterida : Edrioasteridae : Edrioaster : Edrioaster bigsbyi460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnebago_County,_Illinois
Wikidata ID:Q110606
GeoNames ID:4916845

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