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Portage County, Ohio, USAi
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Standing Rock (1908 or earlier)

Kent, Portage County, Ohio, USA
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Gypsum

Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir, Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio, USA
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Standing Rock (1908 or earlier)

Kent, Portage County, Ohio, USA
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Gypsum

Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir, Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio, USA
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Standing Rock (1908 or earlier)

Kent, Portage County, Ohio, USA
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Gypsum

Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir, Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Trumbull County, Ohio, USA
Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
Geauga County, Ohio, USA
Stark County, Ohio, USA
Summit County, Ohio, USA
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kent29,810 (2017)
Streetsboro16,312 (2017)
Aurora15,838 (2017)
Ravenna11,619 (2017)
Brimfield3,343 (2017)
Garrettsville2,328 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
55094
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:55094:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Portage, Ohio, États-Unis
German:
Portage County, Ohio, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Portage, Ohio, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Портидж, Огайо, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
波蒂奇县, 俄亥俄州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Portage, Ohio, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Portage County, Ohio, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بورتج , أوهايو, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Portage konderria , Ohio
Bavarian:
Portage County, Ohio, Vaoanigte Stootn
Belarusian:
акруга Портыдж, Агая, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
পোর্টেজ কাউন্টি, ওহাইও, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Портидж, Охайо, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Portage County, Ohio
Danish:
Portage County, Ohio, USA
Dutch:
Portage County, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Portage'i maakond, Ohio, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان پورتیج، اوهایو, اوهایو, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Portagen piirikunta, Ohio, Yhdysvallat
Georgian:
პორტიჯის ოლქი, ოჰაიო, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Greek:
Πόρτιτζ, Οχάιο, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Hungarian:
Portage megye, Ohio, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ポーテージ郡, オハイオ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Portage Comitatus, Ohium, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Portage County, Ohio, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Portage Gông, Ohio
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Portage Kūn
Norwegian:
Portage County, Ohio, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Portage, Ohio, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Portage, Ohio, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Portage, Ohio, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Portage, Ohio, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Portage County, Ohio, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Портиџ, Охајо, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Portage County, Ohio, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Portage County, Ohio, USA
Traditional Chinese:
波蒂奇縣, 俄亥俄州, 美國
Turkish:
Portage County, Ohio, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Портадж, Огайо, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
پورٹیج کاؤنٹی، اوہائیو, اوہائیو, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Portage, Ohio, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Portage, Ohio, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
پورٹیج کاؤنٹی, اوہائیو, امریکہ


Portage County is a county in northeast Ohio. It was founded on June 7, 1807 and whose name is derived from a Native American portage (a canoe). The county seat is Ravenna.

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed307 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed372 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Pottsville - Lower Mercer Limestone1315.2 - 307 Ma (Carboniferous)
Ohio Shale - Huron1372.2 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Physonemus striatus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Holocephali : Physonemus : Physonemus striatus315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_County,_Ohio
Wikidata ID:Q336337
GeoNames ID:5167284

Localities in this Region

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

www.co.portage.oh.us (n.d.) https://www.co.portage.oh.us/
Pepper, James F. (1947), Areal Extent and Thickness of the Salt Deposits of Ohio: The Ohio Journal of Science: 47(6)(November): 225-239.
Ransom, Jay Ellis (1974) Gems and Minerals of America - A Guide to Rock Collecting. Harper & Row.
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