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Gordon, Sheridan County, Nebraska, USAi
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GordonCity
Sheridan CountyCounty
NebraskaState
USACountry

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Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Gordon1,531 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
27344
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27344:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Gordon is a city that was incorporated in 1885 as a village.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Fairburn Agate
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Fairburn Agate4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Fairburn AgateSiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Fairburn AgateSiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2

Fossils

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

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Occurrences14
Youngest Fossil Listed20.4 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed24.8 Ma (Oligocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Lavaca Flats Beds - Lions Bridge Beds1424.8 - 20.43 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Parvericius
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae : Parvericius24.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Alwoodia
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Allomyidae : Alwoodia24.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Miospermophilus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Miospermophilus24.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Protospermophilus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Protospermophilus24.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Palaeocastor
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Palaeocastor24.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Harrymys
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Harrymys24.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Proheteromys
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Proheteromys24.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Schizodontomys harkseni
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Heteromyidae : Schizodontomys : Schizodontomys harkseni24.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Gripholagomys lavocati
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Gripholagomys : Gripholagomys lavocati24.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Tylionomys woodi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Heliscomyidae : Tylionomys : Tylionomys woodi24.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Paciculus nebraskensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Paciculus : Paciculus nebraskensis24.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Herpetotherium youngi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Marsupialia : Herpetotheriidae : Herpetotherium : Herpetotherium youngi24.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Promylagaulus riggsi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Mylagaulidae : Promylagaulus : Promylagaulus riggsi24.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Proscalops secundus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proscalopidae : Proscalops : Proscalops secundus24.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon,_Nebraska
Wikidata ID:Q603450
GeoNames ID:5695713


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