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Potter County, Texas, USAi
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Potter CountyCounty
TexasState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Amarillo198,645 (2017)
Bushland1,500 (2010)
Bishop Hills186 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
250550
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250550:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Potter, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Potter County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Potter, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Поттер, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
波特縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Potter, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Potter County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بوتر , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Փոտեր շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Potter konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Potter County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
পোট্টের কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Потър, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Potter County , Texas
Czech:
Potter County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Potter County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Potteri maakond, Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان پاتر، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
პოტერის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Potter megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Potter, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ポッター郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Potter Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Potter County, Texas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Potter Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Potter Kūn
Norwegian:
Potter County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Potter, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Potter, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Potter, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Potter, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Potter County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Потер, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Potter County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Potter County, Texas, USA
Traditional Chinese:
波特縣, 德薩斯州, 美國
Turkish:
Potter County, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Поттер, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
پوٹر کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Potter, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Potter, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
پوٹر کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences43
Youngest Fossil Listed10.3 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Coetas1213.6 - 10.3 Ma (Miocene)
Dockum - Tecovas9228 - 208.5 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Chinle - Tecovas22228 - 208.5 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Orectolobiformes
order
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Orectolobiformes237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Reptilia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Sphenodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchocephalia : Sphenodontidae237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Rhynchosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchosauria : Rhynchosauridae237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Postosuchus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Rauisuchidae : Postosuchus237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Aetosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Aetosauria237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Felidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Tayassuidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Camelidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Antilocapridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Hippotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hippotherium13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Pliohippus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Pliohippus13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Pseudhipparion
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Pseudhipparion13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Teleoceras
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Teleoceras13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Gomphotheriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Aelurodon taxoides
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Aelurodon : Aelurodon taxoides13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Ustatochoerus major
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Merycoidodontidae : Ustatochoerus : Ustatochoerus major13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Ustatochoerus medius novomexicanus
subspecies
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Merycoidodontidae : Ustatochoerus : Ustatochoerus medius novomexicanus13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Colobodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perleidiformes : Colobodontidae237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Trilophosaurus buettneri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Trilophosauridae : Trilophosaurus : Trilophosaurus buettneri237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spinosuchus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Trilophosauridae : Spinosuchus237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spinosuchus caseanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Trilophosauridae : Spinosuchus : Spinosuchus caseanus237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Lasalichthys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Redfieldiidae : Lasalichthys237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Redfieldiidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Redfieldiidae237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Turseodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Palaeoniscidae : Turseodus237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Apachesaurus gregorii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Metoposauridae : Apachesaurus : Apachesaurus gregorii237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Vancleavea campi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Doswelliidae : Vancleavea : Vancleavea campi237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Smilosuchus gregorii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Parasuchidae : Smilosuchus : Smilosuchus gregorii237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Calyptosuchus wellesi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Thecodontia : Aetosauridae : Calyptosuchus : Calyptosuchus wellesi237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Postosuchus kirkpatricki
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Rauisuchidae : Postosuchus : Postosuchus kirkpatricki237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Shuvosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Shuvosauridae237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Neoselachii
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Neoselachii237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Koskinonodon perfectus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Metoposauridae : Koskinonodon : Koskinonodon perfectus237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Triodus moorei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Xenacanthiformes : Xenacanthidae : Triodus : Triodus moorei237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Arganodus dorotheae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Arganodontidae : Arganodus : Arganodus dorotheae237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Sierritasuchus macalpini
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Stagonolepididae : Sierritasuchus : Sierritasuchus macalpini237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Otischalkia elderae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchosauria : Rhynchosauridae : Otischalkia : Otischalkia elderae237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Hemicalypterus weiri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Semionotiformes : Semionotidae : Hemicalypterus : Hemicalypterus weiri237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potter_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:Q113293
GeoNames ID:5528613

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