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Ottawa County, Ohio, USAi
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Coat of Arms of Ottawa CountyFlag of Ottawa County
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Rocks on the Shore of Lake Erie (1914 or earlier)

Lakeside, Danbury Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA
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Larry Maltby collecting celestine at Clay Center, 1966

Stoneco White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Allen Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA
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Rocks on the Shore of Lake Erie (1914 or earlier)

Lakeside, Danbury Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA
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Larry Maltby collecting celestine at Clay Center, 1966

Stoneco White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Allen Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA
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Rocks on the Shore of Lake Erie (1914 or earlier)

Lakeside, Danbury Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Port Clinton5,957 (2017)
Oak Harbor2,715 (2017)
Genoa2,306 (2017)
Curtice1,526 (2017)
Elmore1,393 (2017)
Marblehead888 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
22515
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22515:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté d'Ottawa, Ohio, États-Unis
German:
Ottawa County, Ohio, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Ottawa, Ohio, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Оттава, Огайо, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
渥太華縣, 俄亥俄州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Ottawa, Ohio, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Ottawa County, Ohio, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة أوتاوا , أوهايو, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Ottawa konderria , Ohio
Bavarian:
Ottawa County, Ohio, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ওট্টোয়া কাউন্টি, ওহাইও, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Отава, Охайо, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Ottawa County, Ohio
Danish:
Ottawa County, Ohio, USA
Dutch:
Ottawa County, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Otavo, Ohio
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان اتاوا، اوهایو, اوهایو, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Ottawan piirikunta, Ohio, Yhdysvallat
Georgian:
ოტავის ოლქი, ოჰაიო, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז אוטווה, אוהיו, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Ottawa megye, Ohio, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Kabupaten Ottawa, Ohio, Amerika Serikat
Japanese:
オタワ郡, オハイオ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Ottawa Comitatus, Ohium, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Ottawa County, Ohio, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Ottawa Gông, Ohio
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ottawa Kūn
Norwegian:
Ottawa County, Ohio, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Ottawa, Ohio, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Ottawa, Ohio, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Ottawa, Ohio, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Ottawa, Ohio, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Ottawa County, Ohio, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Отава, Охајо, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Ottawa County, Ohio, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Ottawa County, Ohio, USA
Traditional Chinese:
渥太華縣, 俄亥俄州, 美國
Turkish:
Ottawa, Ohio, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Оттава, Огайо, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
اوٹاوا کاؤنٹی، اوہائیو, اوہائیو, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Ottawa, Ohio, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Ottawa, Ohio, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
اوٹاوا کاؤنٹی، اوہائیو, اوہائیو, امریکہ


Ottawa County is a county in northwest Ohio.

It was founded on March 6, 1840 and named after the Ottawa Native American tribe.

The word also means “trader” in their language.

The county seat is Port Clinton.

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15 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Description: Crystals to 45 cm (first discovered in 1897 according to Mason, 1976).
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Description: Casts of hopper crystals
Hexahydrite
Formula: Mg(H2O)6(SO4)
'Limonite'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Hexahydrite7.CB.25Mg(H2O)6(SO4)
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_County,_Ohio
Wikidata ID:Q485596
GeoNames ID:5165803

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