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Ector County, Texas, USAi
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Odessa (iron) meteorite, Odessa craters, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA
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Odessa (iron) meteorite, Odessa craters, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA
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Odessa (iron) meteorite, Odessa craters, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA
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Odessa (iron) meteorite, Odessa craters, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA
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Odessa (iron) meteorite, Odessa craters, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA
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Odessa (iron) meteorite, Odessa craters, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA
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Odessa (iron) meteorite, Odessa craters, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA
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Odessa (iron) meteorite, Odessa craters, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Ward County, Texas, USA
Upton County, Texas, USA
Winkler County, Texas, USA
Andrews County, Texas, USA
Crane County, Texas, USA
Midland County, Texas, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Odessa118,968 (2017)
West Odessa22,707 (2011)
Gardendale1,574 (2011)
Goldsmith279 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
28343
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28343:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté d'Ector, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Ector County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Ector, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Эктор, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
厄克托縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Ector, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Ector County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة إكتور , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Էկտոր շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Ector konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Ector County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
একটর কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Ектър, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Ector County, Texas
Czech:
Ector County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Ector County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Ectori maakond, Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان اکتور، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ეკტორის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Ector megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
County Ector, Texas, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Ector, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
エクター郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Ector Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Ector County, Texas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Ector Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ector Kūn
Norwegian:
Ector County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Ector, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Ector, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Ector, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Ector, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Ector County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Ектор, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Ector County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Ector County, Texas, USA
Traditional Chinese:
厄克托縣, 德薩斯州, 美國
Turkish:
Ector, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ектор, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ایکٹور کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Ector, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Ector, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
اکٹر کاؤنٹی, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


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26 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Alabandite
Formula: MnS
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
ⓘ Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Possible diopside. Clinopyroxene is identified as both Ca-rich and Chromian, attributes most commonly found in Diopside.
ⓘ Cohenite
Formula: Fe3C
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Description: As a very minor exsolved component ( ~ 1 %) of troilite (Buchwald, 1975)
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Glauberite
Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2
Description: Found in deep borings penetrating salt deposits.
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Graphite var. Cliftonite
Formula: C
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Haxonite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)23C6
ⓘ Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
ⓘ Hibbingite
Formula: Fe2+2(OH)3Cl
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Lawrencite
Formula: (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron'
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Description: Found as a primary constituent in an inclusion (El Goresy,1965) and a component in weathering veins (Buchwald, 1975)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

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)
ⓘvar. Martensite1.AE.05Fe
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
ⓘAwaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
ⓘCohenite1.BA.05Fe3C
ⓘHaxonite1.BA.10(Fe,Ni)23C6
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
ⓘvar. Cliftonite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘHeazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘWurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘAlabandite2.CD.10MnS
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘLawrencite3.AB.20(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
ⓘHibbingite3.DA.10aFe2+2(OH)3Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGlauberite7.AD.25Na2Ca(SO4)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘChlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Meteoritic Iron'-
ⓘ'Plessite'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HibbingiteFe22+(OH)3Cl
CCarbon
Cⓘ CoheniteFe3C
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6
Cⓘ Graphite var. CliftoniteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Oⓘ HibbingiteFe22+(OH)3Cl
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlabanditeMnS
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Sⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Sⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
Sⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ HibbingiteFe22+(OH)3Cl
Clⓘ Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
KPotassium
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Caⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ AlabanditeMnS
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ CoheniteFe3C
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6
Feⓘ HibbingiteFe22+(OH)3Cl
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Native Iron var. MartensiteFe
NiNickel
Niⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Niⓘ Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6
Niⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S

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Wikidata ID:Q109810
GeoNames ID:5520910

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