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Adams County, Mississippi, USAi
Regional Level Types
Adams CountyCounty
MississippiState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Tensas Parish, Louisiana, USA
Concordia Parish, Louisiana, USA
Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
Wilkinson County, Mississippi, USA
Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Natchez15,128 (2017)
Morgantown1,412 (2011)
Cloverdale645 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
388783
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:388783:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Adams County is located in southwest Mississippi. The county seat is Natchez. The county is the first to have been organized in the former Mississippi Territory. It is named for the second President of the United States, John Adams, who held that office when the county was organized in 1799.

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5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘ Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Carl Dietrich
✪ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Colour: Tan, yellow, orange, purple, brown
References:
Carl Dietrich
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMerrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘChlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
NaSodium
Naⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Pⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Caⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
FeIron
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences14
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Homo
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Homo2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ursus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cervus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bison
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bison2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bos
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bos2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Megalonyx
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megalonychidae : Megalonyx2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mylodon
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Mylodontidae : Mylodon2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Uncia atrox
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Uncia : Uncia atrox2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Megalonyx jeffersonii
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Megalonychidae : Megalonyx : Megalonyx jeffersonii2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ursus americanus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus : Ursus americanus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Mississippi
Wikidata ID:Q108788
GeoNames ID:4415912

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