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Wind Cave National Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USAi
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Wind Cave

Wind Cave National Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Wind Cave National Park

Wind Cave National Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Wind Cave National Park

Wind Cave National Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Wind Cave

Wind Cave National Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Wind Cave National Park

Wind Cave National Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Wind Cave National Park

Wind Cave National Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Wind Cave

Wind Cave National Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Wind Cave National Park

Wind Cave National Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Type:
National Park
Mindat Locality ID:
435108
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:435108:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
parc national de Wind Cave, comté de Custer, Dakota du Sud, États-Unis
German:
Wind-Cave-Nationalpark, Custer County, South Dakota, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Parco nazionale di Wind Cave, contea di Custer, Dakota del Sud, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Уинд, Кастер, Южная Дакота, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
風穴國家公園, 卡斯特縣, 南达科他州, 美国
Spanish:
Parque nacional Wind Cave, Condado de Custer, Dakota del Sur, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
حديقة كهف الريح الوطنية, مقاطعة كستر, داكوتا الجنوبية, الولايات المتحدة
Catalan:
Parc Nacional de la Cova del Vent, Dakota del Sud, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Wind Cave National Park, Custer County, South Dakota
Croatian:
Nacionalni park Wind Cave, Južna Dakota, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Czech:
Větrná jeskyně, Jižní Dakota, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, USA
Dutch:
Wind Cave National Park, Custer County, South Dakota, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
حديقة ويند كيف الوطنيه, داكوتا الجنوبيه, امريكا
Esperanto:
Nacia Parko Venta Kaverno, Suda Dakoto
Farsi/Persian:
پارک ملی غار بادی, شهرستان کاستر، داکوتای جنوبی, داکوتای جنوبی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Wind Caven kansallispuisto, Etelä-Dakota, Yhdysvallat
Hebrew:
הפארק הלאומי וינד קייב, דקוטה הדרומית, ארצות הברית
Japanese:
ウインドケーブ国立公園, カスター郡, サウスダコタ州, アメリカ合衆国
Malayalam:
വിൻഡ് കേവ് ദേശീയോദ്യാനം, തെക്കൻ ഡക്കോട്ട
Norwegian:
Wind Cave nasjonalpark, Custer County, Sør-Dakota, USA
Polish:
Park Narodowy Wind Cave, Hrabstwo Custer, Dakota Południowa, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Parque Nacional de Wind Cave, Condado de Custer, Dakota do Sul, Estados Unidos
Swedish:
Wind Cave nationalpark, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Traditional Chinese:
風穴國家公園, 卡斯特縣, 南達科他州, 美國
Turkish:
Wind Cave Ulusal Parkı, Custer County, Güney Dakota, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Вітряна печера, Кастер, Південна Дакота, Сполучені Штати Америки


A national park immediately bordering the south boundary of Custer State Park.
Park contains a cave and the surface has herds of bison and elk.

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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite var. Lublinite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘvar. Lublinite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘHydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Cⓘ Calcite var. LubliniteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Calcite var. LubliniteCaCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ Calcite var. LubliniteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_Cave_National_Park
Wikidata ID:Q1334313
GeoNames ID:5770485

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