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Holmes County, Mississippi, USAi
Regional Level Types
Holmes CountyCounty
MississippiState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Durant2,486 (2017)
Tchula2,006 (2017)
Lexington1,609 (2017)
Goodman1,330 (2017)
Pickens1,075 (2017)
Cruger361 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
271670
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:271670:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Holmes, Mississippi, États-Unis
German:
Holmes County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Holmes, Mississippi, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Холмс, Миссисипи, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
霍爾姆斯縣 , 密西西比州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Holmes, Misisipi, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Holmes County, Mississippi, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة هولمز , مسيسيبي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Հոլմս շրջան, Միսսիսիպի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Holmes konderria , Mississippi
Bavarian:
Holmes County, Mississippi, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
হোলমস কাউন্টি, মিসিসিপি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Холмс, Мисисипи, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Holmes County , Mississippi
Danish:
Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
Dutch:
Holmes County, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Holmesi maakond , Mississippi osariik, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان هولمز، میسیسیپی, میسیسیپی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ჰოლმსის ოლქი, მისისიპის შტატი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Holmes megye, Mississippi, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ホームズ郡, ミシシッピ州, アメリカ合衆国
Korean:
홈스 군, 미시시피주, 미국
Latin:
Holmes Comitatus, Mississippia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Holmes Gông, Mississippi
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Holmes Kūn
Norwegian:
Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Holmes, Missisipi, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Holmes, Mississippi, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Holmes, Mississippi, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Holmes, Mississippi, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Holmes County, Mississippi, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Хоумс , Мисисипи, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Holmes County, Mississippi, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
Traditional Chinese:
霍爾姆斯縣, 密西西比州, 美國
Turkish:
Holmes, Mississippi, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Голмс, Міссісіпі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ہومز کاؤنٹی، مسیسپی, مسیسپی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Holmes, Mississippi, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Holmes, Mississippi, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
ہولمز کاؤنٹی،مسسسپی, مسسسپی, امریکہ


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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Equus complicatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus complicatus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Nannippus minor
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Nannippus : Nannippus minor5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Hemiauchenia macrocephala
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Hemiauchenia : Hemiauchenia macrocephala2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_County,_Mississippi
Wikidata ID:Q485426
GeoNames ID:4430142

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