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Rusk County, Texas, USAi
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Rusk CountyCounty
TexasState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Henderson13,529 (2017)
Overton2,536 (2017)
Tatum1,379 (2017)
New London997 (2017)
Mount Enterprise444 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
43171
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:43171:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Rusk, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Rusk County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Rusk, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Раск, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
臘斯克縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Rusk, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Rusk County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة روسك , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ռասկ շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Rusk konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Rusk County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
রাস্ক কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Ръск, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Rusk County, Texas
Czech:
Rusk County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Rusk County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Rusk, Teksaso
Estonian:
Ruski maakond, Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان راسک، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
რასკის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Rusk megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Rusk, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ラスク郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Rusk Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Rusk County, Texas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Rusk Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Rusk Kūn
Norwegian:
Rusk County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Rusk, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Rusk, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Rusk, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Rusk, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Rusk County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Раск, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Rusk County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Rusk County, Texas, USA
Traditional Chinese:
臘斯克縣, 德薩斯州, 美國
Turkish:
Rusk, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Раск, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
رسک کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Rusk, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Rusk, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
رسک کاؤنٹی, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
'Limonite'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences23
Youngest Fossil Listed1.80 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Claiborne - Weches147.8 - 41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Claiborne - Reklaw247.8 - 41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Claiborne - Reklaw - Newby Sand1955.8 - 48.6 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Trochocyathus
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochocyathus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Annelida
phylum
Animalia : Annelida55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Cerithium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : Cerithium55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Natica
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Natica55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Rimella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Rostellariidae : Rimella47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Terebellum
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Seraphsidae : Terebellum56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Athleta
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Athleta55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Nassarius (Tritiaria)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : Nassarius (Tritiaria)55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Barbatia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Hyotissa
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Hyotissa55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Pteria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Pteria55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Pitar
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Pitar55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Tellina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Venericardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Corbula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Corbula55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Cochlespira engonata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cochlespiridae : Cochlespira : Cochlespira engonata55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Litorhadia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Litorhadia55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Panopea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Panopea55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Turridae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Miracinonyx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Miracinonyx4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Protoscutella mississippiensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Protoscutellidae : Protoscutella : Protoscutella mississippiensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusk_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:Q110773
GeoNames ID:4724363

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