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Baxter County, Arkansas, USAi
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Baxter CountyCounty
ArkansasState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Fulton County, Arkansas, USA
Ozark County, Missouri, USA
Marion County, Arkansas, USA
Stone County, Arkansas, USA
Izard County, Arkansas, USA
Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mountain Home12,330 (2017)
Gassville2,133 (2017)
Midway1,084 (2017)
Cotter951 (2017)
Lakeview726 (2017)
Norfork499 (2017)
Clubs in region:
Ozark Earth Science Gem, Mineral & Fossil Club (Mountain Home)
Mindat Locality ID:
28353
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28353:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Comté de Baxter, Arkansas, États-Unis
German:
Baxter County, Arkansas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Baxter, Arkansas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Бакстер, Арканзас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
巴克斯特縣, 阿肯色州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Baxter, Arkansas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Baxter County, Arkansas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة باكستر, أركنساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բաքստերի շրջան, Արկանզաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Baxter konderria, Arkansas
Bavarian:
Baxter County, Arkansas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বক্সটের কাউন্টি, আরকান্‌সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Бакстър, Арканзас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Baxter County, Arkansas
Dutch:
Baxter County, Arkansas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Baxteri maakond, Arkansas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بکستر، آرکانزاس, آرکانزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Gan:
巴克斯特縣, 阿肯色州, 美國
Hungarian:
Baxter megye, Arkansas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Baxter, Arkansas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
バクスター郡, アーカンソー州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Baxter Comitatus, Arcansia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Baxter County, Arkansas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Baxter Gông, Arkansas
Norwegian:
Baxter County, Arkansas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Baxter, Arkansas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Baxter, Arkansas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Baxter, Arkansas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Бакстер, Арканзас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Baxter County, Arkansas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Baxter County, Arkansas, USA
Turkish:
Baxter County, Arkansas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Бекстер, Арканзас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بیکسٹر کاؤنٹی، آرکنساس, آرکنساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Baxter, Arkansas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Baxter, Arkansas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
باکسٹر کاؤنٹی, آرکانساس, امریکہ


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18 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Carlsbergite
Formula: CrN
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Niter
Formula: KNO3
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Description: As boundary precipitates and occasional blebs.
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: Troilite - As lenses and irregular nodules.
ⓘ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
ⓘCarlsbergite1.BC.15CrN
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘNiter5.NA.10KNO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘWulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
NNitrogen
Nⓘ CarlsbergiteCrN
Nⓘ NiterKNO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ NiterKNO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
KPotassium
Kⓘ NiterKNO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ CarlsbergiteCrN
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

Fossils

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

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed468 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed479 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Powell - Black Ledge Dolomite3478.6 - 468.1 Ma (Ordovician)
Theodosia - Lutie1478.6 - 468.1 Ma (Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Syntrophopsis
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Tetralobulidae : Syntrophopsis478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Orospira elegantula
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Raphistomatidae : Orospira : Orospira elegantula478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Bridgeites planidorsalis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Raphistomatidae : Bridgeites : Bridgeites planidorsalis478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Hormotoma artemesia
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Hormotomidae : Hormotoma : Hormotoma artemesia478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baxter_County,_Arkansas
Wikidata ID:Q61086
GeoNames ID:4100581

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