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Morton County, Kansas, USA i
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Neighbouring regions:

Stevens County, Kansas, USA

Texas County, Oklahoma, USA

Baca County, Colorado, USA

Stanton County, Kansas, USA

Cimarron County, Oklahoma, USA

Type:

County

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Elkhart	2,042 (2017)
Rolla	415 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

288463

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:288463:2

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French:

Comté de Morton, Kansas, États-Unis

German:

Morton County, Kansas, Vereinigte Staaten

Italian:

Contea di Morton, Kansas, Stati Uniti d'America

Russian:

Мортон, Канзас, Соединённые Штаты Америки

Simplified Chinese:

莫頓縣, 堪薩斯州, 美国

Spanish:

Condado de Morton, Kansas, Estados Unidos

Albanian:

Morton County, Kanzas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës

Arabic:

مقاطعة مورتون, كانساس, الولايات المتحدة

Armenian:

Մորտոն շրջան, Կանզաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ

Basque:

Morton konderria, Kansas

Bavarian:

Morton County, Kansas, Vaoanigte Stootn

Bishnupriya Manipuri:

মর্টন কাউন্টি, ক্যানসাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র

Bulgarian:

Мортон, Канзас, Съединени американски щати

Catalan:

Comtat de Morton, Kansas, Estats Units d’Amèrica

Cebuano:

Morton County, Kansas

Czech:

Morton County, Kansas, Spojené státy americké

Dutch:

Morton County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten

Estonian:

Mortoni maakond, Kansas, Ameerika Ühendriigid

Farsi/Persian:

شهرستان مورتون، کانزاس, کانزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا

Hungarian:

Morton megye, Kansas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok

Japanese:

モートン郡, カンザス州, アメリカ合衆国

Latin:

Morton Comitatus, Kansia, Civitates Foederatae Americae

Low Saxon/Low German:

Morton County, Kansas, USA

Min Dong Chinese:

Morton Gông, Kansas

Norwegian:

Morton County, Kansas, USA

Polish:

Hrabstwo Morton, Kansas, Stany Zjednoczone

Portuguese:

Condado de Morton, Kansas, Estados Unidos

Romanian:

Comitatul Morton, Kansas, Statele Unite ale Americii

Serbian:

Округ Мортон, Канзас, Сједињене Америчке Државе

Serbo-Croatian:

Morton County, Kanzas, Sjedinjene Američke Države

Swedish:

Morton County, Kansas, USA

Turkish:

Morton, Kansas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

Ukrainian:

Мортон, Канзас, Сполучені Штати Америки

Urdu:

مورٹن کاؤنٹی، کنساس, کنساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا

Vietnamese:

Quận Morton, Kansas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ

Waray:

Condado han Morton, Kansas, Estados Unidos

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ⓘ 'LL3.7 chondrite meteorite'

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ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

Locality: Point of Rocks, Cimarron National Grassland, Morton County, Kansas, USA

References:

Jon J.Smith,Brian F. Platt,Greg A.Ludvigson,Robert S.Sevin,Craig P.Marshall,and Alison Olcott-Marshall (2015) Enigmatic Red Beds Exposed at Point of Rocks,Cimarron National Grassland,Morton County,Kansas,Chronostratigraphic Constraits from Uranium-Lead Dating of Detrital Zircons :Kansas Geological Survey Bulletion 261

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Locality: Point of Rocks, Cimarron National Grassland, Morton County, Kansas, USA

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ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu₂O

Locality: Point of Rocks, Cimarron National Grassland, Morton County, Kansas, USA

References:

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Locality: Point of Rocks, Cimarron National Grassland, Morton County, Kansas, USA

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ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Richfield meteorite, Morton County, Kansas, USA

Description: Olivine, Fa26.1±4.6, range Fa4-30 (Grossman, 1996).

References:

Grossman, J. N. (1996) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 80, 1996 July: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(Supplement): A175-A180. (July 1996).

Rubin, A.E., Benoit, P., Reed, B., Eugster, O. & Polnau, E. (1996) The Richfield LL3 chondrite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(6): 925-927. (Nov 1996).

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂SiO₄

Locality: Richfield meteorite, Morton County, Kansas, USA

Description: Mg-rich grains with Fayalite content as low as Fa4.

References:

Grossman, J. N. (1996) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 80, 1996 July: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(Supplement): A175-A180. (July 1996).

Rubin, A.E., Benoit, P., Reed, B., Eugster, O. & Polnau, E. (1996) The Richfield LL3 chondrite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(6): 925-927. (Nov 1996).

ⓘ Iron

Formula: Fe

Locality: Richfield meteorite, Morton County, Kansas, USA

References:

Grossman, J. N. (1996) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 80, 1996 July: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(Supplement): A175-A180. (July 1996).

Rubin, A.E., Benoit, P., Reed, B., Eugster, O. & Polnau, E. (1996) The Richfield LL3 chondrite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(6): 925-927. (Nov 1996).

ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Richfield meteorite, Morton County, Kansas, USA

References:

Grossman, J. N. (1996) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 80, 1996 July: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(Supplement): A175-A180. (July 1996).

Rubin, A.E., Benoit, P., Reed, B., Eugster, O. & Polnau, E. (1996) The Richfield LL3 chondrite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(6): 925-927. (Nov 1996).

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Locality: Richfield meteorite, Morton County, Kansas, USA

References:

Rubin, A.E., Benoit, P., Reed, B., Eugster, O. & Polnau, E. (1996) The Richfield LL3 chondrite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(6): 925-927. (Nov 1996).

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Locality: Point of Rocks, Cimarron National Grassland, Morton County, Kansas, USA

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ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Locality: Richfield meteorite, Morton County, Kansas, USA

Description: Composition (Ab87Or5).

References:

Rubin, A.E., Benoit, P., Reed, B., Eugster, O. & Polnau, E. (1996) The Richfield LL3 chondrite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(6): 925-927. (Nov 1996).

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Locality: Richfield meteorite, Morton County, Kansas, USA

References:

Rubin, A.E., Benoit, P., Reed, B., Eugster, O. & Polnau, E. (1996) The Richfield LL3 chondrite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(6): 925-927. (Nov 1996).

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Point of Rocks, Cimarron National Grassland, Morton County, Kansas, USA

References:

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Locality: Richfield meteorite, Morton County, Kansas, USA

References:

Rubin, A.E., Benoit, P., Reed, B., Eugster, O. & Polnau, E. (1996) The Richfield LL3 chondrite: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 31(6): 925-927. (Nov 1996).

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Locality: Point of Rocks, Cimarron National Grassland, Morton County, Kansas, USA

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)

Fossils

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

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

4.90 Ma (Pliocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

10.3 Ma (Miocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Borophagus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : *Borophagus*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Hemiauchenia genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : *Hemiauchenia*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Megatylopus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : *Megatylopus*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Protohippus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Protohippus*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene

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USA

Kansas
- Morton County
  - Neogene🐚 Fullerton Gravel Pit

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_County,_Kansas
Wikidata ID:	Q377181
GeoNames ID:	5446023

Localities in this Region

USA

Kansas
- Morton County
  - ⭔Cimarron National Grassland
    - Point of Rocks
  - Richfield meteorite

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