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Beckham County, Oklahoma, USAi
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View of the Elk City oil field, in 1960.

Oil field, Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
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View of the Elk City oil field, in 1960.

Oil field, Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
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View of the Elk City oil field, in 1960.

Oil field, Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Harmon County, Oklahoma, USA
Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, USA
Collingsworth County, Texas, USA
Wheeler County, Texas, USA
Washita County, Oklahoma, USA
Custer County, Oklahoma, USA
Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USA
Greer County, Oklahoma, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Elk City12,717 (2017)
Sayre4,773 (2017)
Erick1,093 (2017)
Carter266 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
22736
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22736:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Beckham, Oklahoma, États-Unis
German:
Beckham County, Oklahoma, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Beckham, Oklahoma, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Бекхэм, Оклахома, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
貝坎縣, 奧克拉荷馬州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Beckham, Oklahoma, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Beckham County, Oklahoma, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بيكهام, أوكلاهوما, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Beckham konderria , Oklahoma
Bavarian:
Beckham County, Oklahoma, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বেকহাম কাউন্টি, ওকলাহোমা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Бекъм, Оклахома, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Comtat de Beckham, Oklahoma, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Beckham County, Oklahoma
Dutch:
Beckham County, Oklahoma, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بکهام، اکلاهما, اکلاهما, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ბეკჰემის ოლქი, ოკლაჰომა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז בקהאם, אוקלהומה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Beckham megye, Oklahoma, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ベッカム郡, オクラホマ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Beckham Gông, Oklahoma
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Beckham Kūn
Norwegian:
Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Beckham, Oklahoma, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Beckham, Oklahoma, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Beckham, Oklahoma, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Beckham, Oklahoma, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Beckham County, Oklahoma, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Бекам , Оклахома, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Beckham County, Oklahoma, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
Traditional Chinese:
貝坎縣, 奧克拉何馬州, 美國
Turkish:
Beckham, Oklahoma, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Бекгем, Оклахома, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بیکہم کاؤنٹی، اوکلاہوما, اوکلاہوما, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Beckham, Oklahoma, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Beckham, Oklahoma, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
بیکم کاؤنٹی, اوکلاہوما, امریکہ


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Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘ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ⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
SSulfur
Sⓘ Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckham_County,_Oklahoma
Wikidata ID:Q491646
GeoNames ID:4530237

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References

Darton,N.H.,(1921) Permian Salt Deposits of the South -Central United States :USGS Bulletin 715-M
Ransom, Jay Ellis (1974) Gems and Minerals of America - A Guide to Rock Collecting. Harper & Row.
Rocks & Minerals (1997): volume 72, p. ?.
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