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Clay County, Nebraska, USAi
Regional Level Types
Clay CountyCounty
NebraskaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sutton1,440 (2017)
Harvard982 (2017)
Clay Center730 (2017)
Edgar481 (2017)
Fairfield373 (2017)
Glenvil298 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
272159
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:272159:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Clay, Nebraska, États-Unis
German:
Clay County, Nebraska, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Clay, Nebraska, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Клей, Небраска, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
克莱县, 內布拉斯加州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Clay, Nebraska, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Clay County, Nebraska, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة كلاي, نبراسكا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Քլեյ շրջան, Նեբրասկա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Clay konderria , Nebraska
Bavarian:
Clay County, Nebraska, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bengali:
ক্লে কাউন্টি, নেব্রাস্কা, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ক্লে কাউন্টি, নেব্রাস্কা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Клей, Небраска, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Clay County , Nebraska
Dutch:
Clay County, Nebraska, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان کلی، نبراسکا, نبراسکا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
კლეის ოლქი, ნებრასკა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Clay megye, Nebraska, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
クレイ郡, ネブラスカ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Clay County, Nebraska, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Clay Gông, Nebraska
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Clay Kūn
Norwegian:
Clay County, Nebraska, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Clay, Nebraska, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Clay, Nebraska, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Clay, Nebraska, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Clay, Nebraska, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Clay County, Nebraska, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Клеј, Небраска, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Clay County, Nebraska, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Clay County, Nebraska, USA
Traditional Chinese:
克萊縣, 內布拉斯加州, 美國
Turkish:
Clay, Nebraska, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Клей, Небраска, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
کلے کاؤنٹی، نیبراسکا, نیبراسکا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Clay, Nebraska, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Clay, Nebraska, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
کلے کاؤنٹی،نیبراسکا, نیبراسکا, امریکہ


Clay County is in south-central Nebraska. The county seat is Clay Center.

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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Copper
Formula: Cu
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine composition (Fa18) characteristic of L chondrite chemical group.
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Iron
Formula: Fe
Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Constituent of virtually all properly classified 'Olivine-bronzite' ordinary chondrites.
'Plessite'
Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Unclassified
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Plessite'-
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
MgMagnesium
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SSulfur
S TroiliteFeS
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe IronFe
Fe Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Ni Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cu CopperCu

Fossils

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

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Occurrences5
Youngest Fossil Listed0.30 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed1.80 Ma (Pleistocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Loveland Loess - Gothenburg51.8 - 0.3 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cynomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Cynomys1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Mammuthus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus ochrogaster
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : Microtus ochrogaster1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Mustela nigripes
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Mustela : Mustela nigripes1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Spermophilus elegans
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Urocitellus : Urocitellus elegans1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_County,_Nebraska
Wikidata ID:Q490740
GeoNames ID:5065828

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