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Matagorda County, Texas, USAi
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Matagorda CountyCounty
TexasState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bay City17,598 (2017)
Palacios4,634 (2017)
Van Vleck1,844 (2011)
Markham1,082 (2011)
Blessing927 (2011)
Matagorda503 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
52316
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:52316:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Matagorda, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Matagorda County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Matagorda, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Матагорда, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
馬塔哥達縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Matagorda, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Matagorda County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ماتاغوردا , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Մատագորդա շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Matagorda konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Matagorda County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
মাতাগোর্ডা কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Матагорда, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Matagorda County, Texas
Czech:
Matagorda County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Matagorda County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Matagorda maakond, Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان ماتاگوردا، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
მატაგორდას ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Matagorda megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Matagorda, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
マタゴルダ郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Matagorda Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Matagorda County, Texas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Matagorda Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Matagorda Kūn
Norwegian:
Matagorda County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Matagorda, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Matagorda, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Matagorda, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Matagorda, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Matagorda County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Матагорда, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Matagorda County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Matagorda County, Texas, USA
Traditional Chinese:
馬塔哥達縣, 德薩斯州, 美國
Turkish:
Matagorda County, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Матаґорда, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
میٹاگورڈا کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Matagorda, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Matagorda, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
ماٹاگوردا کاؤنٹی, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


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14 valid minerals.

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Alabandite
Formula: MnS
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Galena
Formula: PbS
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Hauerite
Formula: MnS2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
Sylvite
Formula: KCl

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Alabandite2.CD.10MnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Hauerite2.EB.05aMnS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Sylvite3.AA.20KCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matagorda_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:Q485910
GeoNames ID:4709580

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