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Mohawk, Montgomery County, New York, USAi
Regional Level Types
MohawkTown
Montgomery CountyCounty
New YorkState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tribes Hill1,003 (2017)
Fonda765 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
175676
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:175676:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Town of Mohawk
Other Languages:
French:
Mohawk, comté de Montgomery, État de New York, États-Unis
German:
Mohawk, Montgomery County, New York, Vereinigte Staaten
Simplified Chinese:
莫霍克 , 蒙哥馬利縣, 纽约州, 美国
Spanish:
Mohawk , Condado de Montgomery, Nueva York, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
موهاوك, مقاطعة مونتغومري , نيويورك, الولايات المتحدة
Chechen:
Могок , Нью-Йорк, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Egyptian Arabic:
موهاوك, ولاية نيويورك, امريكا
Hungarian:
Mohawk, Montgomery megye, New York, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Mazanderani:
موهاک، مونتگومری کانتی , نیویورک ایالت
Norwegian:
Mohawk, Montgomery County, New York, USA
Polish:
Mohawk, Hrabstwo Montgomery, Nowy Jork, Stany Zjednoczone
Tatar:
Могок , Нью-Йорк, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Mohawk, Montgomery, New York, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Могок, Монтґомері, Нью-Йорк, Сполучені Штати Америки


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
Description: Extremely tiny (less than 1 micron) inclusions in anthraxolite.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Extremely tiny (micron-size) inclusions in anthraxolite.
'Pyrobitumen'
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. "Herkimer-style" Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Platinum1.AF.10Pt
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. "Herkimer-style" Quartz
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Unclassified
'Pyrobitumen'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Quartz var. "Herkimer-style" QuartzSiO2
O QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. "Herkimer-style" QuartzSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
PtPlatinum
Pt Native PlatinumPt

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed479 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed485 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Beekmantown - Tribes Hill - Canyon Road3485.4 - 477.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Annoceras costatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Annoceras : Annoceras costatum485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic
Eorudolfoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Eorudolfoceras485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic
Eorudolfoceras antiquum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmerocerida : Ellesmeroceratidae : Eorudolfoceras : Eorudolfoceras antiquum485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohawk,_Montgomery_County,_New_York
Wikidata ID:Q9034152
GeoNames ID:5127245

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