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Town of Danube, Herkimer County, New York, USAi
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Herkimer CountyCounty
New YorkState
USACountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
263685
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263685:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Danube, comté de Herkimer, État de New York, États-Unis
German:
Danube, Herkimer County, New York, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Danube, contea di Herkimer, New York, Stati Uniti d'America
Spanish:
Danube, Condado de Herkimer, Nueva York, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
دانوبي, مقاطعة هيركايمر , نيويورك, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Danube , Herkimer konderria , New York
Chechen:
Данюб , Нью-Йорк, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Egyptian Arabic:
دانوبى, ولاية نيويورك, امريكا
Haitian:
Danube, Nou Yòk, Etazini
Hungarian:
Danube, Herkimer megye, New York, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Polish:
Danube, Hrabstwo Herkimer, Nowy Jork, Stany Zjednoczone
Tatar:
Данюб , Нью-Йорк, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Ukrainian:
Данюб, Геркаймер, Нью-Йорк, Сполучені Штати Америки
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Danube, Nyu York, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. "Herkimer-style" Quartz
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Quartz var. "Herkimer-style" QuartzSiO2
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. "Herkimer-style" QuartzSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2

Fossils

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

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Occurrences22
Youngest Fossil Listed450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Utica8460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Utica Shale6460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Trenton - Dolgeville8460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cephalopoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Geisonoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Geisonoceratidae : Geisonoceras460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Pterinea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Pterinea460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Ostracoda
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Brachiopoda
phylum
Animalia : Brachiopoda460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Climacograptus
genus
Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Diplograptidae : Climacograptus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Leptograptus
genus
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Leptograptus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Modiolopsis modiolaris
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Modiolopsis : Modiolopsis modiolaris460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Leptobolus insignis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Leptobolus : Leptobolus insignis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Triarthrus eatoni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Olenida : Olenidae : Triarthrus : Triarthrus eatoni460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Dicranograptus nicholsoni
species
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Bireclinata : Dicranograptus : Dicranograptus nicholsoni460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Climacograptus typicalis
species
Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Diplograptidae : Climacograptus : Climacograptus typicalis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube,_New_York
Wikidata ID:Q3708297
GeoNames ID:5114496

Localities in this Region

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