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Wichita County, Texas, USAi
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Eryops megacephalus

Wichita County, Texas, USA
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Chalcocite, etc.

Burkburnett, Burkburnett Mining District, Wichita County, Texas, USA
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Chalcocite, etc.

Burkburnett, Burkburnett Mining District, Wichita County, Texas, USA
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Eryops megacephalus

Wichita County, Texas, USA
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Chalcocite, etc.

Burkburnett, Burkburnett Mining District, Wichita County, Texas, USA
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Chalcocite, etc.

Burkburnett, Burkburnett Mining District, Wichita County, Texas, USA
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Eryops megacephalus

Wichita County, Texas, USA
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Chalcocite, etc.

Burkburnett, Burkburnett Mining District, Wichita County, Texas, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Tillman County, Oklahoma, USA
Wilbarger County, Texas, USA
Clay County, Texas, USA
Cotton County, Oklahoma, USA
Baylor County, Texas, USA
Archer County, Texas, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wichita Falls104,710 (2017)
Burkburnett11,043 (2017)
Iowa Park6,344 (2017)
Electra2,711 (2017)
Cashion Community343 (2017)
Pleasant Valley331 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
250554
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250554:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Wichita, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Wichita County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Wichita, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Уичита, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
威奇托縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Wichita, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Wichita County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ويتشيتا , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ուիչիտա շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Wichita konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Wichita County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ৱিচিতা কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Уичита, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Wichita County, Texas
Czech:
Wichita County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Wichita County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Wichita maakond, Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان ویچیتا، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
უიჩიტას ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Wichita megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Wichita, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ウィチタ郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Wichita Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Wichita County, Texas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Wichita Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wichita Kūn
Norwegian:
Wichita County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Wichita, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Wichita, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Wichita, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Wichita, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
Округ Вичита, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Wichita County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Wichita County, Texas, USA
Traditional Chinese:
威奇托縣, 德薩斯州, 美國
Turkish:
Wichita İlçesi, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Вічита, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ویچیتا کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Wichita, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Wichita, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
وچیٹا کاؤنٹی, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


The United States Geological Survey lists 10 geologic units in Wichita County, Texas. One of the most fossiliferous is the Clear Fork Unit. Details of all of the units can be reviewed at the following reference:

Geologic units in Wichita county, Texas, USGS

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘRoedderite9.CM.05K(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
ⓘRichterite9.DE.20Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘKrinovite9.DH.40Na2Mg4Cr3+2(Si6O18)O2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ KrinoviteNa2Mg4Cr23+(Si6O18)O2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ RoedderiteK(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
NaSodium
Naⓘ KrinoviteNa2Mg4Cr23+(Si6O18)O2
Naⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Naⓘ RoedderiteK(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ KrinoviteNa2Mg4Cr23+(Si6O18)O2
Mgⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ RoedderiteK(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KrinoviteNa2Mg4Cr23+(Si6O18)O2
Siⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ RoedderiteK(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
KPotassium
Kⓘ RoedderiteK(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30]
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ KrinoviteNa2Mg4Cr23+(Si6O18)O2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences28
Youngest Fossil Listed0.30 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed290 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 6 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Trimerorhachis
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Trimerorhachidae : Trimerorhachis290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Eryops
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Eryopidae : Eryops290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Archeria
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Archeriidae : Archeria290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Diadectes
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Diadectidae : Diadectes290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Diplocaulus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Diplocaulidae : Diplocaulus290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Ophiacodon
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Ophiacodontidae : Ophiacodon290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Dimetrodon
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sphenacodontidae : Dimetrodon290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Edaphosaurus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Edaphosauridae : Edaphosaurus290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Bison alaskensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bison : Bison alaskensis1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Xenacanthus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Xenacanthiformes : Xenacanthidae : Xenacanthus290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Trimerorhachis insignis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Trimerorhachidae : Trimerorhachis : Trimerorhachis insignis290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Captorhinus laticeps
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Captorhinidae : Captorhinus : Captorhinus laticeps290.1 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Barbclabornia luedersensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Bransonelliformes : Barbclabornia : Barbclabornia luedersensis290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Secodontosaurus obtusidens
species		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Sphenacodontidae : Secodontosaurus : Secodontosaurus obtusidens290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Edaphosaurus microdus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Edaphosauridae : Edaphosaurus : Edaphosaurus microdus290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Metaperrinites vicinus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Perrinitidae : Metaperrinites : Metaperrinites vicinus290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Akmilleria electraensis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Prolecanitida : Medlicottiidae : Akmilleria : Akmilleria electraensis290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Agathiceras contractum
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Agathiceratidae : Agathiceras : Agathiceras contractum290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Cardiella electraensis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Marathonitidae : Cardiella : Cardiella electraensis290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Macrodontacanthus kingi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Holocephali : Macrodontacanthus : Macrodontacanthus kingi290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 8 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:Q115433
GeoNames ID:4741751

Localities in this Region

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Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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References

Buckley, S. B. (1874), Texas Geological and Agricultural Survey, First Annual Report, 142 pages.
Gordon, C.H., Girty, George H., and White, David (1911), The Wichita Formation of Northern Texas. Journal of Geology: 19(2): 113.
mrdata.usgs.gov (n.d.) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/fips-unit.php?code=f48485
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