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Saunders County, Nebraska, USAi
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Saunders CountyCounty
NebraskaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wahoo4,511 (2017)
Ashland2,558 (2017)
Yutan1,212 (2017)
Ceresco897 (2017)
Cedar Bluffs595 (2017)
Mead557 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
46670
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46670:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Saunders, Nebraska, États-Unis
German:
Saunders County, Nebraska, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Saunders, Nebraska, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Саундерс, Небраска, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
桑德斯縣, 內布拉斯加州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Saunders, Nebraska, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Saunders County, Nebraska, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ساوندرس, نبراسكا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Սոնդերս շրջան, Նեբրասկա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Saunders konderria , Nebraska
Bavarian:
Saunders County, Nebraska, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
সৌন্দেরস কাউন্টি, নেব্রাস্কা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Сондърс, Небраска, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Saunders County, Nebraska
Dutch:
Saunders County, Nebraska, Verenigde Staten
Georgian:
საუნდერსის ოლქი, ნებრასკა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Saunders megye, Nebraska, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ソーンダース郡, ネブラスカ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Saunders Gông, Nebraska
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Saunders Kūn
Norwegian:
Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Saunders, Nebraska, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Saunders, Nebraska, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Saunders, Nebraska, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Saunders, Nebraska, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Saunders County, Nebraska, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Сондерс, Небраска, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Saunders County, Nebraska, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
Traditional Chinese:
桑德斯縣, 內布拉斯加州, 美國
Ukrainian:
Сондрес, Небраска, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
سانڈرز کاؤنٹی، نیبراسکا, نیبراسکا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Saunders, Nebraska, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Saunders, Nebraska, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
سونڈرز کاؤنٹی،نیبراسکا, نیبراسکا, امریکہ


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4 valid minerals.

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'Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series'
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Halotrichite
Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
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

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

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
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Halotrichite7.CB.85FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Unclassified
'Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series'-

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences17
Youngest Fossil Listed0.30 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed1.80 Ma (Pleistocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sappa171.8 - 0.3 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Sorex
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Geomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Geomys1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Mictomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Mictomys1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Peromyscus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Peromyscus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Sylvilagus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Sylvilagus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Platygonus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Platygonus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Camelops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelops1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Paramylodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Mylodontidae : Paramylodon1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Bison latifrons
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bison : Bison latifrons1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Ondatra zibethicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Ondatra : Ondatra zibethicus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus pennsylvanicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : Microtus pennsylvanicus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Spermophilus : Spermophilus tridecemlineatus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Blarina brevicauda
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae : Blarina : Blarina brevicauda1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Sorex cinereus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex : Sorex cinereus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Myodes
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Myodes1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saunders_County,_Nebraska
Wikidata ID:Q495834
GeoNames ID:5077708

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