Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Cuprite vs. Orpiment
It's a fiery match of vibrant red Cuprite and just as saturated orange Orpiment battle for your votes!
Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic TimeExplore Fossils
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryMineral Visual ExplorerAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral QuizTime Machine
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorPhoto Colour ExplorerNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Swisher County, Texas, USAi
Regional Level Types
Swisher CountyCounty
TexasState
USACountry

This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
PhotosMapsSearch
01099080017272324248902.jpg
Fayalite-Forsterite Series, etc.

Tulia (A) meteorite, Swisher County, Texas, USA
01099080017272324248902.jpg
Fayalite-Forsterite Series, etc.

Tulia (A) meteorite, Swisher County, Texas, USA
01099080017272324248902.jpg
Fayalite-Forsterite Series, etc.

Tulia (A) meteorite, Swisher County, Texas, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Briscoe County, Texas, USA
Swisher Co, Texas, USA
Randall County, Texas, USA
Castro County, Texas, USA
Armstrong County, Texas, USA
Floyd County, Texas, USA
Hale County, Texas, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tulia4,760 (2017)
Kress687 (2017)
Happy656 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
250563
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250563:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
View 37 more...
French:
comté de Swisher, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Swisher County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Swisher, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Суишер, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
斯威舍县, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Swisher, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Swisher County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة سويشر , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Սուիշեր շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Swisher konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Swisher County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
সুইসের কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Суишър, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Swisher County, Texas
Czech:
Swisher County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Swisher County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Swisheri maakond, Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان سویشر، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
სიუიშერის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Swisher megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Swisher, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
スウィッシャー郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Korean:
스위셔 군, 텍사스주, 미국
Latin:
Swisher Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Swisher County, Texas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Swisher Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Swisher Kūn
Norwegian:
Swisher County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Swisher, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Swisher, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Swisher, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Swisher, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Swisher County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Свишер, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Swisher County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Swisher County, Texas, USA
Traditional Chinese:
斯威舍縣, 德薩斯州, 美國
Turkish:
Swisher, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Свішер, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
سویشر کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Swisher, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Swisher, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
سوشر کاؤنٹی, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


No description has been added for this locality. Can you add one?

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

9 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

Select Rock List Type

Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Habit: fiber and cylinder
Description: Undetermined member of cryptomelane-hollandite in and near fluid inclusions.
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘ Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘIron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘIsocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘCryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘHollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘvar. Bronzite9.DA.05(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SSulfur
Sⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mnⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ IronFe
Feⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
BaBarium
Baⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality 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.

Occurrences19
Youngest Fossil Listed0.30 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed1.80 Ma (Pleistocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Tule191.8 - 0.3 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Sorex
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Camelops
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelops1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Cynomys ludovicianus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Cynomys : Cynomys ludovicianus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Thomomys talpoides
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Thomomys : Thomomys talpoides1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Reithrodontomys moorei
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Reithrodontomys : Reithrodontomys moorei1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus conversidens
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus conversidens1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Ondatra annectens
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Ondatra : Ondatra annectens1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Sorex pratensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae : Sorex : Sorex pratensis1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus paroperarius
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : Microtus paroperarius1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Sorex lacustris
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae : Sorex : Sorex lacustris1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Geomys tobinensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Geomys : Geomys tobinensis1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Peromyscus cragini
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Peromyscus : Peromyscus cragini1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus meadensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : Microtus meadensis1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Spermophilus : Spermophilus tridecemlineatus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Blarina brevicauda
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae : Blarina : Blarina brevicauda1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Sorex cinereus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex : Sorex cinereus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Sorex cudahyensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex : Sorex cudahyensis1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Sorex megapalustris
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex : Sorex megapalustris1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swisher_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:Q112882
GeoNames ID:5531988

Localities in this Region

USA

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
Quick NavTopMineral ListRock TypesFossilsOther DatabasesLocalities in RegionOther Regions
 
and/or  
Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: September 5, 2026 02:31:53 Page updated: August 1, 2025 10:18:08
Go to top of page