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Wasco County, Oregon, USAi
Regional Level Types
Wasco CountyCounty
OregonState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
The Dalles15,340 (2017)
Chenoweth1,855 (2011)
Dufur623 (2017)
Pine Hollow494 (2011)
Mosier445 (2017)
Maupin430 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
27593
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27593:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Wasco, Oregon, États-Unis
German:
Wasco County, Oregon, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Wasco, Oregon, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Уаско, Орегон, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
沃斯科縣, 俄勒冈州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Wasco, Oregón, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Wasco County, Oregon, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة واسكو, أوريغون, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ուասկո շրջան, Օրեգոն, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Wasco konderria , Oregon
Bavarian:
Wasco County, Oregon, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ৱাসকো কাউন্টি, অরেগন, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Уаско, Орегон, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Wasco County, Oregon
Czech:
Wasco County, Oregon, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Wasco County, Oregon, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Wasco maakond, Oregon, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان واسکو، اورگن, اورگن, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
უასკოს ოლქი, ორეგონი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Wasco megye, Oregon, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ワスコ郡, オレゴン州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Wasco Comitatus, Oregonia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Limburgian:
Wasco County, Oregon, Vereinegde Staote vaan Amerika
Low Saxon/Low German:
Wasco County, Oregon, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Wasco Gông, Oregon
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wasco Kūn
Norwegian:
Wasco County, Oregon, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Wasco, Oregon, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Wasco, Óregon, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Wasco, Oregon, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Wasco, Oregon, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Wasco County, Oregon, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Воско, Орегон, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Wasco County, Oregon, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Wasco, Oregon, Marekani
Swedish:
Wasco County, Oregon, USA
Traditional Chinese:
沃斯科縣, 俄勒岡州, 美國
Turkish:
Wasco, Oregon, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Васко, Орегон, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
واسکو کاؤنٹی، اوریگون, اوریگون, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Wasco, Oregon, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Wasco, Oregon, Estados Unidos


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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. Agate-Jasper4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
var. Moss Agate4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Iris Agate4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O Quartz var. Agate-JasperSiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
O NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Iris AgateSiO2
NaSodium
Na NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. Agate-JasperSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
Si NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Iris AgateSiO2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

Fossils

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

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Occurrences23
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed30.8 Ma (Oligocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
The Dalles113.6 - 10.3 Ma (Miocene)
John Day2120.43 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Canidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae30.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Palaeocastor
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Palaeocastor30.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Hypertragulus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hypertragulidae : Hypertragulus30.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Archaeohippus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Archaeohippus30.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Bouromeryx submilleri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Palaeomerycidae : Bouromeryx : Bouromeryx submilleri20.43 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Epicyon saevus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Epicyon : Epicyon saevus13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Entoptychus individens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Entoptychus : Entoptychus individens30.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Floridaceras whitei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Floridaceras : Floridaceras whitei30.8 - 15.97 Ma
Cenozoic
Archaeolagus macrocephalus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Archaeolagus : Archaeolagus macrocephalus30.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Merychyus arenarum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Merycoidodontidae : Merychyus : Merychyus arenarum30.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Merychyus minimus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Merycoidodontidae : Merychyus : Merychyus minimus30.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Merycochoerus matthewi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Merycoidodontidae : Merycochoerus : Merycochoerus matthewi30.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Michenia deschutensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Michenia : Michenia deschutensis30.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Parahippus leonensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Parahippus : Parahippus leonensis30.8 - 15.97 Ma
Cenozoic
Parahippus pawniensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Parahippus : Parahippus pawniensis30.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Nexuotapirus robustus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Nexuotapirus : Nexuotapirus robustus30.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Marshochoerus socialis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Marshochoerus : Marshochoerus socialis30.8 - 20.43 Ma
Cenozoic
Equinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equinae23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasco_County,_Oregon
Wikidata ID:Q495388
GeoNames ID:5759298

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