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Sumter County, Georgia, USAi
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Sumter CountyCounty
GeorgiaState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Crisp County, Georgia, USA
Macon County, Georgia, USA
Schley County, Georgia, USA
Dooly County, Georgia, USA
Terrell County, Georgia, USA
Webster County, Georgia, USA
Lee County, Georgia, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Americus16,028 (2017)
Plains740 (2017)
Shiloh437 (2010)
Leslie388 (2017)
Andersonville236 (2017)
DeSoto195 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
67229
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67229:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Comté de Sumter, Géorgie, États-Unis
German:
Sumter County, Georgia, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Sumter, Georgia, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Самтер, Джорджия, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
薩姆特縣, 喬治亞州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Sumter, Georgia, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Sumter County, Georgia, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة سومتر, جورجيا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Սամտեր շրջան, Ջորջիա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Sumter konderria, Georgia
Bavarian:
Sumter County, Georgia, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
সামটের কাউন্টি, জর্জিয়া, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Съмтър, Джорджия, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Sumter County, Georgia
Dutch:
Sumter County, Georgia, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان سومتر، جورجیا, جورجیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Sumter megye, Georgia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
サムター郡, ジョージア州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Sumter, Georgia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Sumter County, Georgia, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Sumter Gông, Georgia
Norwegian:
Sumter County, Georgia, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Sumter, Georgia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Sumter, Geórgia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Sumter, Georgia, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Самтер, Џорџија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Sumter County, Georgia, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Sumter County, Georgia, USA
Turkish:
Sumter County, Georgia, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Самтер, Джорджія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
سمٹر کاؤنٹی، جارجیا, جارجیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Sumter, Georgia, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Sumter, Georgia, Estados Unidos


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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘGibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences12
Youngest Fossil Listed38.0 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed453 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Claiborne - McBean141.3 - 37.2 Ma (Eocene)
Claiborne - Lisbon - Upper141.3 - 38 Ma (Eocene)
Kope - Southgate10453 - 445.2 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Sphenothallus
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Scyphozoa : Sphenothallus453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Cornulites
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Cornulitidae : Cornulites453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Orthodesma
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Orthodesma453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Ambonychia
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : Ambonychia453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Chlamys
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Schizocrania
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Trematidae : Schizocrania453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Cincinnaticrinus
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Cincinnaticrinus453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Cubitostrea sellaeformis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Cubitostrea : Cubitostrea sellaeformis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Zygospira modesta
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Zygospira : Zygospira modesta453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Ectenocrinus simplex
species		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Homocrinidae : Ectenocrinus : Ectenocrinus simplex453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Glyptocrinus nodosus
species		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Glyptocrinus : Glyptocrinus nodosus453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Plicodendrocrinus casei
species		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Plicodendrocrinidae : Plicodendrocrinus : Plicodendrocrinus casei453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumter_County,_Georgia
Wikidata ID:Q503076
GeoNames ID:4225168

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