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Wharton County, Texas, USAi
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Wharton CountyCounty
TexasState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
El Campo11,604 (2017)
Wharton8,726 (2017)
East Bernard2,304 (2017)
Boling1,122 (2011)
Louise995 (2011)
Hungerford347 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
180784
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180784:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Wharton, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Wharton County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Wharton, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Уартон, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
霍頓縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Wharton, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Wharton County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة وارتون , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ուարտոն շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Wharton konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Wharton County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ৱহার্টোন কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Уортън, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Wharton County, Texas
Czech:
Wharton County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Wharton County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Whartoni maakond, Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان وارتون، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
უარტონის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Wharton megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Wharton, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ワートン郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Wharton Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Wharton County, Texas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Wharton Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wharton Kūn
Norwegian:
Wharton County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Wharton, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Wharton, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Wharton, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Wharton, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
Округ Вортон, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Wharton County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Wharton County, Texas, USA
Traditional Chinese:
霍頓縣, 德薩斯州, 美國
Turkish:
Wharton County, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Вартон, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
وارٹن کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Wharton, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Wharton, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
وارٹن کاؤنٹی, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


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16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Alabandite
Formula: MnS
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Alabaster
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Hauerite
Formula: MnS2
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
References:
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Alabandite2.CD.10MnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Hauerite2.EB.05aMnS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum
var. Alabaster
7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
O Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O StrontianiteSrCO3
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
SSulfur
S AlabanditeMnS
S Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HaueriteMnS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Ca Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
MnManganese
Mn AlabanditeMnS
Mn HaueriteMnS2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wharton_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:Q483916
GeoNames ID:4741328

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