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Clayton County, Iowa, USAi
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Clayton CountyCounty
IowaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Guttenberg1,861 (2017)
Monona1,500 (2017)
Strawberry Point1,236 (2017)
Elkader1,213 (2017)
Edgewood867 (2018)
McGregor839 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
44624
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44624:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Clayton, Iowa, États-Unis
German:
Clayton County, Iowa, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Clayton, Iowa, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Клейтон, Айова, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
克萊頓縣, 艾奥瓦州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Clayton, Iowa, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Clayton County, Iowa, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة كلايتون, آيوا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Քլեյտոն շրջան, Այովա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Clayton konderria , Iowa
Bavarian:
Clayton County, Iowa, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ক্লেটন কাউন্টি, আইৱা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Клейтън, Айова, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Clayton County , Iowa
Dutch:
Clayton County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Clayton, Iovao
Estonian:
Claytoni maakond, Iowa, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان کلیتون، آیووا, آیووا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
კლეიტონის ოლქი, აიოვა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז קלייטון, איווה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Clayton megye, Iowa, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
クレイトン郡, アイオワ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Clayton Gông, Iowa
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Clayton Kūn
Norwegian:
Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Clayton, Iowa, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Clayton, Iowa, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Clayton, Iowa, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Clayton, Iowa, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Clayton County, Iowa, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Клејтон, Ајова, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Clayton County, Iowa, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Traditional Chinese:
克萊頓縣, 埃奧華州, 美國
Turkish:
Clayton, Iowa, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Клейтон, Айова, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
کلیٹن کاؤنٹی، آئیووا, آئیووا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Clayton, Iowa, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Clayton, Iowa, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
کلیٹن کاؤنٹی, آئیووا, امریکہ


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Mineral List

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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
'Limonite'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 37 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences37
Youngest Fossil Listed450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed485 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Platteville9460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Decorah1460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Glenwood, Platteville, Decorah17460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Oneota Dolomite10485.4 - 477.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cyrtodonta
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontidae : Cyrtodonta460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Cyrtodontula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontidae : Cyrtodontula460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Vanuxemia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Vanuxemia460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Ambonychiopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : Ambonychiopsis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Cleionychia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : Cleionychia460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Cymatonota
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : Cymatonota460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Eurymya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Eurymya460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Whiteavesia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Whiteavesia460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Bryantodina
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Bryantodina460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Curtognathus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Curtognathus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Erismodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Erismodus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Oistodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Oistodus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Oulodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Hibbardellidae : Oulodus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Phragmodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Phragmodus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Plectodina
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Plectodinidae : Plectodina460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Polyplacognathus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Balognathidae : Polyplacognathus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Pseudobelodina
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Pseudobelodina460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Staufferella
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Staufferella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Sphenolium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Sphenolium460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Clarkoceras newtonwinchelli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmerocerida : Ellesmeroceratidae : Clarkoceras : Clarkoceras newtonwinchelli485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Eremoceras teres
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Eremoceras : Eremoceras teres485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Ellesmeroceras luthei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Ellesmeroceras : Ellesmeroceras luthei485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Ellesmeroceras thomasi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Ellesmeroceras : Ellesmeroceras thomasi485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Lamottia heroensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lamottiidae : Lamottia : Lamottia heroensis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Dapsilodus mutatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Belodellida : Dapsilodontidae : Dapsilodus : Dapsilodus mutatus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Belodina compressa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Panderodontida : Panderodontidae : Belodina : Belodina compressa460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Drepanoistodus suberectus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Protopanderodontida : Drepanoistodus : Drepanoistodus suberectus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Buehleroceras compressum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Buehleroceras : Buehleroceras compressum485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Buehleroceras apertum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Buehleroceras : Buehleroceras apertum485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Clarkoceras calvini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Clarkoceras : Clarkoceras calvini485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Clarkoceras luthei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmerocerida : Ellesmeroceratidae : Clarkoceras : Clarkoceras luthei485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Conocerina beani
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Conocerina : Conocerina beani485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Eremoceras luthei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Eremoceras : Eremoceras luthei485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayton_County,_Iowa
Wikidata ID:Q113815
GeoNames ID:4851902

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