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Hamilton County, Texas, USA

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Hamilton County, Texas, USA

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Hamilton County, Texas, USA

Neighbouring regions:

Coryell County, Texas, USA

Erath County, Texas, USA

Bosque County, Texas, USA

Comanche County, Texas, USA

Mills County, Texas, USA

Lampasas County, Texas, USA

Type:

County

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Hamilton	2,937 (2017)
Hico	1,326 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

216295

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:216295:2

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

comté de Hamilton, Texas, États-Unis

German:

Hamilton County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten

Italian:

contea di Hamilton, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America

Russian:

Гамильтон, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки

Simplified Chinese:

漢密爾頓縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国

Spanish:

Condado de Hamilton, Texas, Estados Unidos

Albanian:

Hamilton County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës

Arabic:

مقاطعة هاميلتون , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة

Armenian:

Համիլտոն շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ

Basque:

Hamilton konderria , Texas

Bavarian:

Hamilton County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn

Bishnupriya Manipuri:

হ্যামিলটন কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র

Bulgarian:

Хамилтън, Тексас, Съединени американски щати

Cebuano:

Hamilton County, Texas

Czech:

Hamilton County, Texas, Spojené státy americké

Dutch:

Hamilton County, Texas, Verenigde Staten

Estonian:

Hamiltoni maakond , Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid

Farsi/Persian:

شهرستان همیلتون، تکزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا

Georgian:

ჰამილტონის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები

Hungarian:

Hamilton megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok

Indonesian:

County Hamilton, Texas, Amerika Serikat

Irish Gaelic:

Contae Hamilton, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá

Japanese:

ハミルトン郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国

Latin:

Hamilton Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae

Low Saxon/Low German:

Hamilton County, Texas, USA

Min Dong Chinese:

Hamilton Gông, Texas

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Hamilton Kūn

Norwegian:

Hamilton County, Texas, USA

Polish:

Hrabstwo Hamilton, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone

Portuguese:

Condado de Hamilton, Texas, Estados Unidos

Romanian:

Comitatul Hamilton, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii

Sardinian:

contea de Hamilton, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica

Scottish Gaelic:

Hamilton County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte

Serbian:

Округ Хамилтон, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе

Serbo-Croatian:

Hamilton County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države

Swedish:

Hamilton County, Texas, USA

Traditional Chinese:

漢密爾頓縣, 德薩斯州, 美國

Turkish:

Hamilton ilçesi, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

Ukrainian:

Гамільтон, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки

Urdu:

ہیملٹن کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا

Vietnamese:

Quận Hamilton, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ

Waray:

Condado han Hamilton, Texas, Estados Unidos

Western Punjabi:

ہملٹن کاؤنٹی, ٹیکساس, امریکہ

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8 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ IAB-sLM iron meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chladniite (TL)

Formula: Na₃CaMg₁₁(PO₄)₉

Type Locality:

References:

McCoy, Timothy J.; Steele, Ian M.; Keil, Klaus; Leonard, B. F.; Endreç, Magnus (1994) Chladniite, Na2CaMg7(PO4)6: A new mineral from the Carlton (IIICD) iron meteorite. American Mineralogist, 79 (3-4). 375-380

ⓘ Chlorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl

Locality: Carlton meteorite, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas, USA

References:

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Carlton meteorite, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas, USA

References:

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

Locality: Carlton meteorite, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas, USA

Description: Very unevenly distributed. Not observed by Buchwald himself.

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites Vol. 2 - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.pp.428-431

ⓘ Haxonite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆

Locality: Carlton meteorite, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas, USA

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites Vol. 2 - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.pp.428-431

ⓘ Iron

Formula: Fe

Locality: Carlton meteorite, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas, USA

Description: Clear traces observed by Buchwald (1975)

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites Vol. 2 - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.pp.428-431

ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Carlton meteorite, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas, USA

Description: Clear traces observed by Buchwald (1975)

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites Vol. 2 - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.pp.428-431

ⓘ Iron var. Martensite

Formula: Fe

Locality: Carlton meteorite, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas, USA

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites Vol. 2 - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.pp.428-431

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Carlton meteorite, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas, USA

References:

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Locality: Carlton meteorite, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas, USA

References:

ⓘ Schreibersite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)₃P

Locality: Carlton meteorite, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas, USA

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites Vol. 2 - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.pp.428-431

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Carlton meteorite, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas, USA

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites Vol. 2 - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.pp.428-431

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Locality: Carlton meteorite, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas, USA

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites Vol. 2 - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.pp.428-431

ⓘ 'UM1966-02-E:FeNi'

Formula: Fe_0.94Ni_0.06

Locality: Carlton meteorite, Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas, USA

References:

Ramsden, A. R., Cameron, E. N. (1966) Kamacite and taenite superstructures and a metastable tetragonal phase in iron meteorites. American Mineralogist, 51 (1-2) 37-55

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	var. Martensite	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Haxonite	1.BA.10	(Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆
ⓘ	Schreibersite	1.BD.05	(Fe,Ni)₃P
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Chladniite (TL)	8.AC.50	Na₃CaMg₁₁(PO₄)₉
ⓘ	Chlorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'UM1966-02-E:FeNi'	-	Fe_0.94Ni_0.06

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
C	ⓘ Haxonite	(Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Chladniite	Na₃CaMg₁₁(PO₄)₉
O	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Chladniite	Na₃CaMg₁₁(PO₄)₉
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Chladniite	Na₃CaMg₁₁(PO₄)₉
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Chladniite	Na₃CaMg₁₁(PO₄)₉
P	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
P	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Chladniite	Na₃CaMg₁₁(PO₄)₉
Ca	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Haxonite	(Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆
Fe	ⓘ Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	ⓘ Iron var. Martensite	Fe
Fe	ⓘ UM1966-02-E:FeNi	Fe_0.94Ni_0.06
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Haxonite	(Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆
Ni	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ UM1966-02-E:FeNi	Fe_0.94Ni_0.06

Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Oldest Fossil Listed

113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Trinity - Glen Rose	3	109 - 66 Ma (Cretaceous)
Trinity - Glen Rose - Upper	10	113 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Trinity - Glen Rose/Paluxy	2	113 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Theropoda unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sauropoda unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dinosauria order	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Actaeonella delgadoi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Acteonidae : Acteonella : *Actaeonella delgadoi*	112.03 - 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

Fossil Localities

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USA

Texas
- Hamilton County

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:	Q109308
GeoNames ID:	4695945

Localities in this Region

USA

Texas
- Hamilton County
  - Carlton
    - Carlton meteorite

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