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Galveston County, Texas, USAi
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View of the Galveston Docks, in 1951.

Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
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View of the Galveston Docks, in 1951.

Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
07294550017272324247780.jpg
View of the Galveston Docks, in 1951.

Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Chambers County, Texas, USA
Brazoria County, Texas, USA
Harris County, Texas, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
League City98,312 (2017)
Galveston50,180 (2017)
Texas City47,618 (2017)
Friendswood38,800 (2017)
Dickinson19,895 (2017)
La Marque15,908 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
250571
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250571:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Galveston, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Galveston County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Galveston, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Галвестон, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
加尔维斯顿县, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Galveston, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Galveston County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة غالفيستون , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Գալվեստոն շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Galveston konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Galveston County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Belarusian:
Галвестан, Тэхас, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
গালভেসটন কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Галвистън, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Galveston County, Texas
Czech:
Galveston County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Galveston County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Galvestoni maakond, Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان گلوستون، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
გალვესტონის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז גלבסטון, טקסס, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Galveston megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
County Galveston, Texas, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Galveston, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ガルベストン郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Galveston Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Galveston County, Texas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Galveston Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Galveston Kūn
Norwegian:
Galveston County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Galveston, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Galveston, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Galveston, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Galveston, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Galveston County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Галвестон, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Galveston County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Silesian:
Hrabstwo Galveston, Teksas, Zjednoczůne Sztaty
Swedish:
Galveston County, Texas, USA
Turkish:
Galveston County, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ґалвестон, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
گیلویسٹن کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Galveston, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Galveston, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
گالووسٹن کاؤنٹی, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


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9 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Hauerite
Formula: MnS2
ⓘ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘHauerite2.EB.05aMnS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘMelanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HaueriteMnS2
Sⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ HaueriteMnS2
FeIron
Feⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Sesarma
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Sesarmidae : Sesarma0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Sincola (Sincola)
subgenus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbellidae : Sincola : Sincola (Sincola)11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Neomonachus tropicalis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Neomonachus : Neomonachus tropicalis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galveston_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:Q26587
GeoNames ID:4692856

Localities in this Region

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