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Panola County, Mississippi, USA i
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Panola County County
Mississippi State
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Neighbouring regions:

Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA

Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA

Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA

Tate County, Mississippi, USA

Quitman County, Mississippi, USA

Tunica County, Mississippi, USA

Type:

County

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Batesville	7,385 (2017)
Sardis	1,661 (2017)
Como	1,245 (2017)
Crenshaw	857 (2017)
Courtland	509 (2017)
Pope	209 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

271676

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:271676:6

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

comté de Panola, Mississippi, États-Unis

German:

Panola County, Mississippi, Vereinigte Staaten

Italian:

contea di Panola, Mississippi, Stati Uniti d'America

Russian:

Панола, Миссисипи, Соединённые Штаты Америки

Simplified Chinese:

帕諾拉縣, 密西西比州, 美国

Spanish:

Condado de Panola, Misisipi, Estados Unidos

Albanian:

Panola County , Mississippi, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës

Arabic:

مقاطعة بانولا , مسيسيبي, الولايات المتحدة

Armenian:

Փանոլա շրջան, Միսսիսիպի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ

Basque:

Panola konderria , Mississippi

Bavarian:

Panola County, Mississippi, Vaoanigte Stootn

Bishnupriya Manipuri:

পানোলা কাউন্টি, মিসিসিপি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র

Bulgarian:

Панола, Мисисипи, Съединени американски щати

Cebuano:

Panola County , Mississippi

Danish:

Panola County, Mississippi, USA

Dutch:

Panola County, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten

Estonian:

Panola maakond, Mississippi osariik, Ameerika Ühendriigid

Farsi/Persian:

شهرستان پانولا، میسیسیپی, میسیسیپی, ایالات متحده آمریکا

Georgian:

პანოლის ოლქი, მისისიპის შტატი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები

Hebrew:

מחוז פנולה, מיסיסיפי, ארצות הברית

Hungarian:

Panola megye, Mississippi, Amerikai Egyesült Államok

Japanese:

パノラ郡, ミシシッピ州, アメリカ合衆国

Latin:

Panola Comitatus, Mississippia, Civitates Foederatae Americae

Low Saxon/Low German:

Panola County, Mississippi, USA

Min Dong Chinese:

Panola Gông, Mississippi

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Panola Kūn

Norwegian:

Panola County, Mississippi, USA

Polish:

Hrabstwo Panola, Missisipi, Stany Zjednoczone

Portuguese:

Condado de Panola, Mississippi, Estados Unidos

Romanian:

Comitatul Panola, Mississippi, Statele Unite ale Americii

Sardinian:

contea de Panola, Mississippi, Istados Unidos de Amèrica

Scottish Gaelic:

Panola County, Mississippi, Na Stàitean Aonaichte

Serbian:

Округ Панола, Мисисипи, Сједињене Америчке Државе

Serbo-Croatian:

Panola County, Mississippi, Sjedinjene Američke Države

Swedish:

Panola County, Mississippi, USA

Traditional Chinese:

帕諾拉縣, 密西西比州, 美國

Turkish:

Panola County, Mississippi, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

Ukrainian:

Пенола, Міссісіпі, Сполучені Штати Америки

Urdu:

پینولا کاؤنٹی، مسیسپی, مسیسپی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا

Vietnamese:

Quận Panola, Mississippi, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ

Waray:

Condado han Panola, Mississippi, Estados Unidos

Western Punjabi:

پانولا کاؤنٹی،مسسسپی, مسسسپی, امریکہ

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Commodity List

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

ⓘ Clay

ⓘ Kaolin (China Clay)

Mineral List

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

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Clay minerals'

Locality: Kentucky-Tennessee Company clay mine, Crenshaw, Panola County, Mississippi, USA

References:

geology.deq.ms.gov (n.d.) http://geology.deq.ms.gov/mining/docs/GeologyOFR065-Operator.pdf

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Ball Clay; Crenshaw; Mississippi, Panola County, Mississippi, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Ball Clay; Crenshaw; Mississippi, Panola County, Mississippi, USA

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

Formula: A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O

Locality: Kentucky-Tennessee Company clay mine, Crenshaw, Panola County, Mississippi, USA

References:

www.k-tclay.com/crenshaw.asp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Clay minerals'	-
ⓘ	'Smectite Group'	-	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Oldest Fossil Listed

72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Ripley	20	70.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Prairie Bluff	2	70.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Ripley - lower part	2	72.1 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Calliomphalus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Seguenziida : Eucyclidae : *Calliomphalus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anchura genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : *Anchura*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gyrodes genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : *Gyrodes*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pugnellus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : *Pugnellus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turritella genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : *Turritella*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : *Baculites*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Belemnitella genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Belemnitellidae : *Belemnitella*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cymella genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyidae : *Cymella*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anomia argentaria species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia : *Anomia argentaria*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Caestocorbula crassiplica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Caestocorbula : *Caestocorbula crassiplica*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cylichna incisa species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Cylichnidae : Cylichna : *Cylichna incisa*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Laxispira lumbricalis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Laxispira : *Laxispira lumbricalis*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Longoconcha quadrilirata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pholidotomidae : Longoconcha : *Longoconcha quadrilirata*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Napulus fragilis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turbinellidae : Napulus : *Napulus fragilis*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Agerostrea falcata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Flemingostreidae : Agerostrea : *Agerostrea falcata*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paladmete gardnerae species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Paladmetidae : Paladmete : *Paladmete gardnerae*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Euspira rectilabrum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Euspira : *Euspira rectilabrum*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turritella trilira species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : *Turritella trilira*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turritella vertebroides species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : *Turritella vertebroides*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Volutomorpha retifera species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pholidotomidae : Volutomorpha : *Volutomorpha retifera*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Exogyra (Exogyra) costata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : *Exogyra (Exogyra) costata*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Fossil Localities

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USA

Mississippi
- Panola County
  - Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Sohl 033

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panola_County,_Mississippi
Wikidata ID:	Q490272
GeoNames ID:	4440232

Localities in this Region

USA

Mississippi
- Panola County

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