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Little Sugar Creek, Rushville (Columbus), Buchanan County, Missouri, USAi
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Little Sugar CreekCreek
Rushville (Columbus)Village
Buchanan CountyCounty
MissouriState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 33' 5'' North , 94° 59' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.55166,-94.99858
GeoHash:
G#: 9zh3n20jh
GRN:
N27W53
Type:
Creek
Köppen climate type:
Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rushville276 (2017)4.5km
Lewis and Clark Village132 (2017)4.7km
De Kalb219 (2017)7.4km
Atchison10,712 (2017)10.6km
Weston1,724 (2017)17.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
43862
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:43862:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A stream located E of Rushville.

NOTE: The geographic coordinates presented are the coordinates of record for this stream in the USGS GNIS database. This occurrence was initially entered as "Sugar Creek." Little Sugar Creek fits the description presented since it is E of Rushville and flows S into Sugar Creek. Sugar Creek is S of Rushville and does not fit the description of the location.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4

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References

Sherwood, Mark D., Williams, Glenn A. (1998) Missouri Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 73 (2) 98-117 doi:10.1080/00357529809603046
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