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Dawson County, Georgia, USAi
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Dawson CountyCounty
GeorgiaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dawsonville2,525 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
24142
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24142:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Dawson, Géorgie, États-Unis
German:
Dawson County, Georgia, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Dawson, Georgia, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Досон, Джорджия, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
道生縣, 喬治亞州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Dawson, Georgia, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Dawson County, Georgia, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة داوسون, جورجيا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Դոուսոն շրջան, Ջորջիա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Dawson konderria, Georgia
Bavarian:
Dawson County, Georgia, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ডাৱসন কাউন্টি, জর্জিয়া, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Досън, Джорджия, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Dawson County, Georgia
Czech:
Dawson County, Georgie, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Dawson County, Georgia, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Dawson, Georgio
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان داوسن، جورجیا, جورجیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Dawson megye, Georgia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Dawson, Georgia, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ドーソン郡, ジョージア州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Dawson, Georgia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Dawson County, Georgia, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Dawson Gông, Georgia
Norwegian:
Dawson County, Georgia, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Dawson, Georgia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Dawson, Geórgia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Dawson, Georgia, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Досон, Џорџија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Dawson County, Georgia, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Dawson County, Georgia, USA
Turkish:
Dawson, Georgia, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Доусон, Джорджія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ڈاوسن کاؤنٹی، جارجیا, جارجیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Dawson, Georgia, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Dawson, Georgia, Estados Unidos


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13 valid minerals.

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Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Talc ?
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Talc ?9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Limonite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O QuartzSiO2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TenoriteCuO
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu TenoriteCuO
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson_County,_Georgia
Wikidata ID:Q492032
GeoNames ID:4190959

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