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Fayette County, Texas, USAi
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Fayette CountyCounty
TexasState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
La Grange4,712 (2017)
Schulenburg2,925 (2017)
Flatonia1,401 (2017)
Fayetteville263 (2017)
Carmine257 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
42083
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42083:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Fayette, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Fayette County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Fayette, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Фейетт, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
費耶特縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Fayette, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Fayette County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة فاييت , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ֆայետ շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Fayette konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Fayette County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ফায়েত কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Файет, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Fayette County, Texas
Czech:
Fayette County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Fayette County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Fayette'i maakond , Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان فیت، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ფაიეტის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Fayette megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Fayette County, Texas, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Fayette, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ファイエット郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Fayette Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Fayette County, Texas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Fayette Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Fayette Kūn
Norwegian:
Fayette County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Fayette, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Fayette, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Fayette, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Fayette, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Fayette County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Фејет, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Fayette County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Fayette County, Texas, USA
Traditional Chinese:
費耶特縣, 德薩斯州, 美國
Turkish:
Fayette, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Фаєтт, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
فائیٹ کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Fayette, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Fayette, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
فایٹ کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


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13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Noted by Mason & Wiik (1967) and, apparently, by Whitfield & Merrill (1888).
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine composition [Fa18] in Mason, 1963, Fa18.6-18.8 in McCoy et al., 1995.
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
'Limonite'
Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Description: Replace wood
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Description: A terrestrial weatherate (not primary!)
'Petrified Wood'
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Description: Pyroxene is often polysynthetically twinned. Composition Fs16.3-Fs16.7Wo~1.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

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)
Taenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Isocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Mackinawite2.CC.25FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Petrified Wood'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
S MackinawiteFeS
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Native IronFe
Fe IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe MackinawiteFeS
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Ni Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Ni Taenite(Ni,Fe)
CuCopper
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu IsocubaniteCuFe2S3

Fossils

There are 12 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences12
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed109 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Fleming215.97 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Catahoula128.1 - 23.03 Ma (Cenozoic)
Claiborne - Cook Mountain141.3 - 38 Ma (Eocene)
Fredericksburg - Walnut1109 - 105.3 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ctenoides
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Ctenoides41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Entelodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Entelodontidae33.9 - 33.3 Ma
Oligocene
Equidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Peraceras
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Peraceras23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Aphelops megalodus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Aphelops : Aphelops megalodus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Archaeohippus blackbergi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Archaeohippus : Archaeohippus blackbergi23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Peraceras hessei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Peraceras : Peraceras hessei23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Calippus proplacidus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Calippus : Calippus proplacidus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Teleoceras meridianum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Teleoceras : Teleoceras meridianum23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Hipparionini
tribe
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparionini23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Homarus travisensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Nephropidae : Homarus : Homarus travisensis109 - 105.3 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayette_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:Q110755
GeoNames ID:4690287

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