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Forrest City, St. Francis County, Arkansas, USAi
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Forrest CityCity
St. Francis CountyCounty
ArkansasState
USACountry

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City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Forrest City14,672 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
286386
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:286386:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Forrest City is a city and the county seat of St. Francis County.

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2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petrified Wood'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

Fossils

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

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Occurrences31
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Jackson - Moodys Branch1537.2 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Jackson - Yazoo - Pachuta marl1138 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Jackson - Yazoo - Danville Landing538 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Turritella
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella41.3 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Cornulina
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Cornulina41.3 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Pachecoa
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Noetiidae : Pachecoa41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Brachidontes (Hormomya)
subgenus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Brachidontes : Brachidontes (Hormomya)38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Chlamys
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Crassostrea
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Crassostrea41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Eurytellina
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Eurytellina38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Pitar
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Pitar41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Spisula
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Spisula41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Venericardia (Venericor)
subgenus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericardia (Venericor)41.3 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Athleta symmetricus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Athleta : Athleta symmetricus38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Bathytormus flexurus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Bathytormus : Bathytormus flexurus38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Calyptraphorus stamineus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Rostellariidae : Calyptraphorus : Calyptraphorus stamineus38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Caricella subangulata
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Caricella : Caricella subangulata41.3 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Caryocorbula densata
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Caryocorbula : Caryocorbula densata41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Caryocorbula willistoni
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Caryocorbula : Caryocorbula willistoni41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Mazzalina inaurata
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Mazzalina : Mazzalina inaurata41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Tritonatractus pearlensis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turbinellidae : Tritonatractus : Tritonatractus pearlensis41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Kapalmerella arenicola
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Kapalmerella : Kapalmerella arenicola41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Nucula (Nucula) magnifica
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : Nucula (Nucula) magnifica38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Polinices eminulus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Polinices : Polinices eminulus38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Bullia altilis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Bullia : Bullia altilis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Coronia childreni
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Coronia : Coronia childreni41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Barbatia corvamnis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia : Barbatia corvamnis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Periploma collardi
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Periplomatidae : Periploma : Periploma collardi41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_City,_Arkansas
Wikidata ID:Q79403
GeoNames ID:4111382

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