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Rawlins County, Kansas, USAi
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Rawlins CountyCounty
KansasState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Thomas County, Kansas, USA
Sherman County, Kansas, USA
Hitchcock County, Nebraska, USA
Decatur County, Kansas, USA
Cheyenne County, Kansas, USA
Dundy County, Nebraska, USA
Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Atwood1,187 (2017)
McDonald160 (2017)
Herndon128 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
271871
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:271871:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Comté de Rawlins, Kansas, États-Unis
German:
Rawlins County, Kansas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Rawlins, Kansas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Ролинс, Канзас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
羅林斯縣, 堪薩斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Rawlins, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Rawlins County, Kanzas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة رولنز, كانساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ռոուլինս շրջան, Կանզաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Rawlins konderria, Kansas
Bavarian:
Rawlins County, Kansas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
রৌলিন্স কাউন্টি, ক্যানসাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Ролинс, Канзас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Rawlins County, Kansas
Czech:
Rawlins County, Kansas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Rawlins County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان راولینز، کانزاس, کانزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Rawlins megye, Kansas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ローリンズ郡, カンザス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Rawlins Comitatus, Kansia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Rawlins County, Kansas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Rawlins Gông, Kansas
Norwegian:
Rawlins County, Kansas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Rawlins, Kansas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Rawlins, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Rawlins, Kansas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Ролинс, Канзас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Rawlins County, Kanzas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Rawlins County, Kansas, USA
Turkish:
Rawlins County, Kansas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ролінс, Канзас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
رالینز کاؤنٹی، کنساس, کنساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Rawlins, Kansas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Rawlins, Kansas, Estados Unidos


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7 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine Composition (Fa18.5, Rubin,1990;Fa20, Mason,1963) characteristic of H-group chondrites (Fa~17-20 mol%).
ⓘ Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Description: Limonite present in the stones recovered weeks and months after the actual fall.
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Description: Associated with troilite and Ni-rich metal.
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative 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 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Plessite'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3

Fossils

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

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ogallala15.333 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Ogallala610.3 - 4.9 Ma (Neogene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Protohippus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Protohippus15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Teleoceras
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Teleoceras15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Ramoceros osborni
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae : Ramoceros : Ramoceros osborni23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Mylagaulus sesquipedalis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Mylagaulidae : Mylagaulus : Mylagaulus sesquipedalis15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Amebelodontidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Amebelodontidae15.97 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Leptarctus mummorum
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Leptarctus : Leptarctus mummorum13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawlins_County,_Kansas
Wikidata ID:Q374649
GeoNames ID:5446276

Localities in this Region

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