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Louisa County, Iowa, USAi
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Quartz

Prior quarry, Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa, USA
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Quartz

Prior quarry, Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa, USA
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Quartz

Prior quarry, Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Henry County, Iowa, USA
Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Henderson County, Illinois, USA
Mercer County, Illinois, USA
Washington County, Iowa, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wapello2,041 (2017)
Columbus Junction1,860 (2017)
Morning Sun821 (2017)
Grandview534 (2017)
Letts377 (2017)
Columbus City371 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
54233
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54233:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Louisa, Iowa, États-Unis
German:
Louisa County, Iowa, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Louisa, Iowa, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Луиза, Айова, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
路易莎縣 , 艾奥瓦州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Louisa, Iowa, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Louisa County, Iowa, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة لويزا, آيوا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Լուիզա շրջան, Այովա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Louisa konderria , Iowa
Bavarian:
Louisa County, Iowa, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
লৌসা কাউন্টি, আইৱা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Луиза, Айова, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Louisa County, Iowa
Dutch:
Louisa County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Louisa, Iovao
Estonian:
Louisa maakond , Iowa, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان لوئیزا، آیووا, آیووا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ლუიზის ოლქი, აიოვა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז לואיזה, איווה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Louisa megye, Iowa, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ルイザ郡, アイオワ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Louisa County, Iowa, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Louisa Gông, Iowa
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Louisa Kūn
Norwegian:
Louisa County, Iowa, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Louisa, Iowa, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Louisa, Iowa, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Louisa, Iowa, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Louisa, Iowa, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Louisa County, Iowa, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Луиза , Ајова, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Louisa County, Iowa, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Louisa County, Iowa, USA
Traditional Chinese:
路易莎縣, 埃奧華州, 美國
Turkish:
Louisa, Iowa, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Луїза, Айова, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
لویزا کاؤنٹی، آئیووا, آئیووا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Luiza okrugi , Ayova, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Quận Louisa, Iowa, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Louisa, Iowa, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
لوئیزیا کاؤنٹی, آئیووا, امریکہ


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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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Wikidata ID:Q486011
GeoNames ID:4865506

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