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Kiowa County, Kansas, USAi
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00757340017271985236724.jpg
View of the Greensburg Pallasite Meteorite, ca. 1950.

Brenham meteorite, Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
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Brenham Meteorite

Brenham meteorite, Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
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Anomalous PMG pallasite meteorite

Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
00757340017271985236724.jpg
View of the Greensburg Pallasite Meteorite, ca. 1950.

Brenham meteorite, Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
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Brenham Meteorite

Brenham meteorite, Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
05023110017271985281460.jpg
Anomalous PMG pallasite meteorite

Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
01944470017271985338060.jpg
View of the Greensburg Pallasite Meteorite, ca. 1950.

Brenham meteorite, Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
05171970017271985266124.jpg
Brenham Meteorite

Brenham meteorite, Kimberly farm, Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Barber County, Kansas, USA
Comanche County, Kansas, USA
Clark County, Kansas, USA
Pratt County, Kansas, USA
Edwards County, Kansas, USA
Ford County, Kansas, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Greensburg798 (2017)
Haviland695 (2017)
Mullinville255 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
53369
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:53369:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Comté de Kiowa, Kansas, États-Unis
German:
Kiowa County, Kansas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Kiowa, Kansas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Кайова, Канзас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
凱厄瓦縣, 堪薩斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Kiowa, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Kiowa County, Kanzas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة كيوا, كانساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Քիովա շրջան, Կանզաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Kiowa konderria, Kansas
Bavarian:
Kiowa County, Kansas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
কাইৱা কাউন্টি, ক্যানসাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Кайоуа, Канзас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Kiowa County, Kansas
Czech:
Kiowa County, Kansas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Kiowa County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان کیووا، کانزاس, کانزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Kiowa megye, Kansas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
カイオワ郡, カンザス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Kiowa Comitatus, Kansia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Kiowa Gông, Kansas
Norwegian:
Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Kiowa, Kansas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Kiowa, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Kiowa, Kansas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Кајова, Канзас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Kiowa County, Kanzas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Kiowa County, Kansas, USA
Turkish:
Kiowa County, Kansas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Кайова, Канзас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
کآئیووا کاؤنٹی، کنساس, کنساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Kiowa, Kansas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Kiowa, Kansas, Estados Unidos


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10 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Description: In his work Ramdohr labelled as 'Chalcopyrrhotite' several instances of a phase that was eventually identified as Cubanite.
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Description: Average composition Fa11.88 (McKibbin et al., 2019). Usually reported as olivine by the various other authors.
References:
doi.org (n.d.) https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13392
Matsui, T., Karato, S. I., & Yokokura, T. (1980). Dislocation structures of olivine from pallasite meteorites. Geophysical Research Letters, 7(11), 1007-1010.
Wasson, John T., Lange, David E., Francis, Carl A., Ulff-Møller, Finn (1999) Massive chromite in the Brenham pallasite and the fractionation of Cr during the crystallization of asteroidal cores. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 63 (7) 1219-1232 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(98)00307-x
McKibbin, Seann J., Pittarello, Lidia, Makarona, Christina, Hamann, Christopher, Hecht, Lutz, Chernonozhkin, Stepan M., Goderis, Steven, Claeys, Philippe (2019) Petrogenesis of main group pallasite meteorites based on relationships among texture, mineralogy, and geochemistry. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 54 (11) 2814-2844 doi:10.1111/maps.13392
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘCopper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘIron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
Sⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ IronFe
Feⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuⓘ CopperCu

Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences236
Youngest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Kiowa138105.3 - 99.6 Ma (Cretaceous)
Cheyenne Sandstone43113 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Belvidere - Kiowa1113 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Cheyenne36113 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Comanche - Kiowa Shale1113 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cliona
genus		Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Clionaida : Clionaidae : Cliona113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Serpula
genus		Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Serpula113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cadulus
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Gadilida : Gadilidae : Cadulus113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Drepanocheilus
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Drepanocheilus113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Neogastropoda
order		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Oxytropidoceras (Adkinsites)
subgenus		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Mojsisovicsiidae : Oxytropidoceras : Oxytropidoceras (Adkinsites)113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nucula
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nucula113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nuculana
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Botula
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Botula113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Crassostrea
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Crassostrea113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gryphaea
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaea113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Plicatula
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Arcopagella
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Arcopagella113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Crassatellina
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Crassatellina113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Crassinella
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Crassinella113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cyprimeria
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Cyprimeria113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Flaventia
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Flaventia113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tellina
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Trachycardium
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Trachycardium113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Corbula
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Corbula113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pholadomya
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Membranipora
genus		Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Membraniporidae : Membranipora113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Toxochelyidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Toxochelyidae113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sapindopsis
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Sapindaceae : Sapindopsis113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Asplenium
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Aspleniaceae : Asplenium113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pinus
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Pinus113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sequoia
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Sequoia113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aralia
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Apiales : Araliaceae : Aralia113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cladophlebis
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cycadeoidea
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadeoideaceae : Cycadeoidea113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sapindopsis magnifolia
species		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Sapindaceae : Sapindopsis : Sapindopsis magnifolia113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sapindopsis variabilis
species		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Sapindaceae : Sapindopsis : Sapindopsis variabilis113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Peilinia quadriplicata
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Peilinia : Peilinia quadriplicata113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Caenogastropoda
superorder		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Caenogastropoda113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Breviarca
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Breviarca113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Corbulidae
family		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ostreidae
family		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Protocardia
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Protocardia113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Trochidae
family		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Chondrites
genus		Chondrites113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cardita belviderensis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cardita : Cardita belviderensis113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Turritella belviderei
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella belviderei113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Carpolithus
genus		Carpolithus113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lingula subspatulata
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingula : Lingula subspatulata113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sassafras
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : Sassafras113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Abietites
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Abietites113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Abietites longifolius
species		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Abietites : Abietites longifolius113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cycadeospermum
genus		Plantae : Cycadeoideophyta : Cycadeoideopsida : Bennettitales : Cycadeospermum113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sterculia
genus		Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sterculia113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Araliopsoides
genus		Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Araliopsoides113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gleichenia
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleichenia113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Arundo
genus		Plantae : Angiospermae : Arundo113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Onychiopsis
genus		Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Onychiopsis113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aviculopecten occidentalis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Aviculopectinidae : Aviculopecten : Aviculopecten occidentalis113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Astrocoenia nidiformis
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : Astrocoenia : Astrocoenia nidiformis113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sterculia mucronata
species		Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sterculia : Sterculia mucronata113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Feistmantelia
genus		Plantae : Feistmantelia113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cupressinoxylon
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Cupressinoxylon113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Wikidata ID:Q379663
GeoNames ID:4274001

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