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Perry County, Mississippi, USAi
Regional Level Types
Perry CountyCounty
MississippiState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Wayne County, Mississippi, USA
Jones County, Mississippi, USA
Forrest County, Mississippi, USA
Greene County, Mississippi, USA
Stone County, Mississippi, USA
George County, Mississippi, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Richton1,066 (2017)
Beaumont942 (2017)
New Augusta641 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
250501
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250501:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Perry, Mississippi, États-Unis
German:
Perry County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Perry, Mississippi, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Перри, Миссисипи, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
佩里縣, 密西西比州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Perry, Misisipi, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Perry County, Mississippi, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بيري , مسيسيبي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Փերի շրջան, Միսսիսիպի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Perry konderria , Mississippi
Bavarian:
Perry County, Mississippi, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
পেরী কাউন্টি, মিসিসিপি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Пери, Мисисипи, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Perry County, Mississippi
Danish:
Perry County, Mississippi, USA
Dutch:
Perry County, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان پری، میسیسیپی, میسیسیپی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
პერის ოლქი, მისისიპის შტატი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Perry megye, Mississippi, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ペリー郡, ミシシッピ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Perry Comitatus, Mississippia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Perry County, Mississippi, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Perry Gông, Mississippi
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Perry Kūn
Norwegian:
Perry County, Mississippi, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Perry, Missisipi, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Perry, Mississippi, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Perry, Mississippi, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Perry, Mississippi, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Perry County, Mississippi, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Пери, Мисисипи, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Perry County, Mississippi, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Perry County, Mississippi, USA
Traditional Chinese:
佩里縣, 密西西比州, 美國
Turkish:
Perry, Mississippi, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Перрі, Міссісіпі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
پیری کاؤنٹی، مسیسپی, مسیسپی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Perry, Mississippi, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Perry, Mississippi, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
پیری کاؤنٹی،مسسسپی, مسسسپی, امریکہ


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ⓘ'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed28.1 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Vicksburg - Mint Springs133.9 - 28.1 Ma (Oligocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Chelonibia melleni
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Chelonibiidae : Chelonibia : Chelonibia melleni33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_County,_Mississippi
Wikidata ID:Q490219
GeoNames ID:4440794


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