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Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USAi
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State Capitol Building, Lincoln

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
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State Capitol Building, Lincoln

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
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State Capitol Building, Lincoln

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Lincoln277,348 (2017)
Museums in region:
University of Nebraska State Museum (Lincoln)
Mindat Locality ID:
46613
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46613:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Lincoln is a city and the state capital of Nebraska. It is the home of the state university (University of Nebraska).

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8 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: Pseudomorphs after marcasite
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Small amounts of gold are found in the Platte River. A gold sluice was operated on the Cretaceous Dakota Group just north of Lincoln in 1965 and recovered a few dollars worth of gold.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Moss Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Moss Agate4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Lake Superior Agate4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘThénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
Oⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln,_Nebraska
Wikidata ID:Q28260
GeoNames ID:5072006

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References

US Board on Geographic Names (n.d.) https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:14385327583859::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:2395713,City%20of%20Lincoln
Wayne, William J. (2006) The Earth All Around Us: Selected Building Stone in Lincoln, Nebraska. A Walking Tour, U. of Nebr. Conservation Survey Division Educational Circular 19 .
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