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Wallace County, Kansas, USAi
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Wallace CountyCounty
KansasState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sharon Springs761 (2017)
Weskan161 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
55765
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:55765:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Wallace, Kansas, États-Unis
German:
Wallace County, Kansas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Wallace, Kansas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Уоллес, Канзас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
華萊士縣, 堪薩斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Wallace, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Wallace County, Kanzas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة والاس, كانساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ուոլես շրջան, Կանզաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Wallace konderria, Kansas
Bavarian:
Wallace County, Kansas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ৱালাসে কাউন্টি, ক্যানসাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Уолъс, Канзас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Wallace County, Kansas
Czech:
Wallace County, Kansas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Wallace County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان والاس، کانزاس, کانزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Wallace megye, Kansas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ウォレス郡, カンザス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Wallace Comitatus, Kansia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Wallace County, Kansas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Wallace Gông, Kansas
Norwegian:
Wallace County, Kansas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Wallace, Kansas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Wallace, Kansas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Wallace, Kansas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Волас, Канзас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Wallace County, Kanzas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Wallace County, Kansas, USA
Turkish:
Wallace County, Kansas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Воллес, Канзас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
والیس کاؤنٹی، کنساس, کنساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Wallace, Kansas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Wallace, Kansas, Estados Unidos


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: As crystals in septarian concretions of the Cretaceous Pierre Shale in Logan and Wallace counties.
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Halite
Formula: NaCl
'Manganese Oxides'
'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Moss Opal
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Moss Agate
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Moss Agate4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
var. Moss Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences72
Youngest Fossil Listed4.90 Ma (Pliocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed89.8 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 8 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Acanthoscaphites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Acanthoscaphites83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Discoscaphites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Discoscaphites83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Heteroceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Heteroceratidae : Heteroceras83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Placenticeras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Placenticeratidae : Placenticeras83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Scaphites83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ursidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Agriotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hemicyonidae : Agriotherium10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Camelidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Megatylopus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Megatylopus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Pediomeryx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Palaeomerycidae : Pediomeryx10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Antilocapridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Texoceros
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae : Texoceros10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Aphelops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Aphelops10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Teleoceras
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Teleoceras10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Gomphotheriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Adelphailurus kansensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Adelphailurus : Adelphailurus kansensis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Alforjas taylori
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Alforjas : Alforjas taylori10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Amebelodon britti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Amebelodon : Amebelodon britti10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Aphelops mutilus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Aphelops : Aphelops mutilus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Bassariscus ogallalae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Bassariscus : Bassariscus ogallalae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Borophagus secundus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Borophagus : Borophagus secundus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Plesiogulo marshalli
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Plesiogulo : Plesiogulo marshalli10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Eucyon davisi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Eucyon : Eucyon davisi10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Neohipparion eurystyle
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Neohipparion : Neohipparion eurystyle10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Dinohippus interpolatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Dinohippus : Dinohippus interpolatus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Amphimachairodus coloradensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Amphimachairodus : Amphimachairodus coloradensis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Megatylopus matthewi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Megatylopus : Megatylopus matthewi10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Pediomeryx hemphillensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Palaeomerycidae : Pediomeryx : Pediomeryx hemphillensis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Pleiolama vera
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Pleiolama : Pleiolama vera10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Borophagus pugnator
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Borophagus : Borophagus pugnator10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Pratifelis martini
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Pratifelis : Pratifelis martini10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Astrohippus ansae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Astrohippus : Astrohippus ansae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Nannippus lenticularis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Nannippus : Nannippus lenticularis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Baptornis advenus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Hesperornithiformes : Baptornithidae : Baptornis : Baptornis advenus89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Polycotylus latipinnis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Polycotylidae : Polycotylus : Polycotylus latipinnis83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tylosaurus proriger
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Tylosaurus : Tylosaurus proriger83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tayassuinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Tayassuinae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Spea studeri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Pelobatidae : Spea : Spea studeri10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Dolichorhynchops osborni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Polycotylidae : Dolichorhynchops : Dolichorhynchops osborni83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Jeletzkytes nodosus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Scaphitidae : Jeletzkytes : Jeletzkytes nodosus83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites pseudovatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites pseudovatus83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites compressus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites compressus83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites ovatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites ovatus83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bothremydina
subtribe
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Bothremydidae : Bothremydina89.8 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fundulus detillae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Cyprinodontiformes : Fundulidae : Fundulus : Fundulus detillae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Chaenobryttus kansasensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Centrarchiformes : Centrarchidae : Chaenobryttus : Chaenobryttus kansasensis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Pomoxis lanei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Centrarchiformes : Centrarchidae : Pomoxis : Pomoxis lanei10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 8 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_County,_Kansas
Wikidata ID:Q374471
GeoNames ID:5446712

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