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Guernsey, Platte County, Wyoming, USAi
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GuernseyTown
Platte CountyCounty
WyomingState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Guernsey1,195 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
22510
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22510:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Guernsey, comté de Platte, Wyoming, États-Unis
German:
Guernsey, Platte County, Wyoming, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Guernsey, contea di Platte, Wyoming, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Гернси, Платт, Вайоминг, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
格恩西, 普拉特縣, 怀俄明州, 美国
Spanish:
Guernsey, Condado de Platte, Wyoming, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
غيرنسي, مقاطعة بلاتي, وايومنغ, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Guernsey , Platte konderria , Wyoming
Catalan:
Guernsey, Wyoming, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Guernsey, Platte County , Wyoming
Dutch:
Guernsey, Platte County, Wyoming, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
جيرنسى, وايومنج, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
گرنزی، وایومینگ, شهرستان پلت، وایومینگ, وایومینگ, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Guernsey, Wayoming, Etazini
Hungarian:
Guernsey, Platte megye, Wyoming, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Guernsey, Platte Kūn
Polish:
Guernsey, Hrabstwo Platte, Wyoming, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Guernsey, Condado de Platte, Wyoming, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Гернси, Округ Плат , Вајоминг, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Guernsey, Platte County, Wyoming, Sjedinjene Američke Države
South Azerbaijani:
قورنزئی، ویومینق, وایومینگ ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Guernsey, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
Traditional Chinese:
格恩西, 普拉特縣, 懷俄明州, 美國
Ukrainian:
Ґернсі, Платт, Вайомінг, Сполучені Штати Америки
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Guernsey, Vayoming, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Volapük:
Guernsey, Wyoming, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Guernsey, Wyoming, Unol Daleithiau America


Guernsey is a town that was named for C. A. Guernsey, a cattle rancher. The area is known for youngite.

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5 valid minerals.

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Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
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Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
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Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
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Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
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Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Moss & red-banded varieties
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Description: Moss & red-banded varieties
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Description: Moss & red-banded varieties
Quartz var. Moss Agate
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Youngite
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
var. Moss Agate4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Youngite4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. YoungiteSiO2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. YoungiteSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcociteCu2S
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernsey,_Wyoming
Wikidata ID:Q1028649
GeoNames ID:5826723

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